July 2nd, 2007
Report: 500,000 iPhones sold over the weekend
Colleague Tom Krazit reports that analyst firm Piper Jaffray estimates Apple’s sold around half a million iPhones over the weekend.
Data comes from a report issued Sunday night by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, estimating that Apple and AT&T Mobility have moved about 500,00 units thus far. Munster (now stop mind associating Gene with Herman) had predicted 200,000 units would move Friday and Saturday.
The Piper Jaffray report acknowledged low supplies at AT&T Mobility stores, but also noted Apple had iPhones available in each one of its stores on Saturday, and in 84 percent of its stores Sunday.
Tom notes that according to a Piper Jaffray study, ninety-five percent of iPhone buyers in San Francisco, New York and Minneapolis (home to Piper Jaffray’s offices) purchased the 8GB model, according to a survey conducted by the firm. About half were new customers for AT&T, at least among the 253 people surveyed for the report.
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