Apple sells 8.7M iPhones in Q1 2010, 100% improvement compared to Q1 2009
Back in 2007, a lot of people questioned the profitability of the since it was exclusively available on a handful of carriers in select countries only, and with the exception of its touchscreen, its features were pretty mundane compared to the other phones available during the time of its release.
3 years later, however, the scene has completely changed as the iPhone has proven through the years that is indeed a money maker for Steve Jobs’ empire. As a testament to this, is proud to announce that in the 1Q 2010 which ended last December 26, 2009, they were able sell 8.7 million iPhones. That’s 100% growth as compared to the same quarter a year ago. The availability of the iPhone on other carriers probably has something to do with this tremendous growth, but we certainly can’t discount the fact that their current is an amazing device in its own right.
With more carriers soon to offer up the iPhone across the globe and a brand new model, the , expected to be announced later this year, we don’t see any let down in iPhone sales this 2010. You can read the full Apple Q1 2010 report .
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