Despite a serious number of iPhone haters out there, it looks like the number of iPhone fans has spoken loud and clear.
The Apple Mac rumor web site is reporting that only two retail stores, one in Tigard, Oregon and one in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have any stock left of the device.
Many AT&T stores reported that they were out of stock as early as Friday evening and Saturday.
Apple had stock at most stores over the weekend and into Monday but the percentage of stores that had the iPhone steadily declined through yesterday.
Not only has the device sold out at AT&T and Apple stores, some web sites are reporting that AT&T has activated over 1 million iPhones since its launch last week.
Steve Jobs’ original sales goal was to sell 1 million if the combo phone/media player/Internet devices by the end of 2007. He gave himself fully 6 months to reach that goal.
Instead, he’s reached it in 6 days. I don’t care how much you hate the iPhone, that’s phenomenal and it will change the industry.
Aside from the original Motorola RAZR, which was also a trend-setting device, no other phone has sold so many units so quickly.
The RAZR sold 50 million units between its July 2004 launch and July 2006. That includes a number of variants sold both in the U.S. and overseas.
While the iPhone has a long way to go to match that number, you have to agree that it is off to a pretty good start.
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I doubt the iPhone can catchup or surpass the RAZR, simply because they’re in different markets. The RAZR, while it was a tad high end when it came out, can now be had nearly free from both of the largest service providers in the US. Everyone has one, not necessarily because they sought it out, but because it was very easy to get–if not pushed upon them.
That will never happen with the iPhone simply because of it’s price point, however I do see it giving all the windows smartphones and blackberrys a serious run for their money.