10 Million iPhones Sold, iPhone 3G second Best-selling Mobile Handset in US, Steve Jobs is NOT Dead and Apple Stocks continue to fall
By Aaron Besson at 6 October, 2008, 3:56 pm
Apple analysts issued a report recently suggesting that Apple has already hit their target of selling 10,000,000 (that’s right ten million) iPhones world wide by the end of 2008 a few months early. The iPhone 3G is available in over 70 countries world wide and is even sold officially unlocked in Hong Kong Apple Stores and Online.
In other news, a recent report on AppleInsider indicates that according to NPD the iPhone 3G is now the second best-selling mobile handset in the United States (and I am sure in many other countries too). The Apple iPhone 3G is second place the the Motorola Razr V3 according to US sales charts. More importantly these same charts show that the iPhone 3G is now the top selling smartphone, outselling the BlackBerry Curve, Pearl and Palm Centro.
Last week a malicious rumor was started and posted on many iPhone and Apple News Blogs reporting that Steve Jobs suffered a massive heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. I choose not to post the news, even if they were true I wanted to make sure they came from an Apple announcement. These rumors were thankfully false and Apple CEO, Steve Jobs is in good health according to a Apple PR. Regardless the Apple stocks (AAPL: 83.68 -3.02%) fell almost 10 points that Friday before recovering slightly, but since then the (AAPL: 83.68 -3.02%) stock price continues to fall.
This rumor shows how affected Apple Stock Price is on the health of Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs and how closely he is tied to it’s future and success. This is very unsettling to investors and I personally think this is being reflected in Apple (AAPL: 83.68 -3.02%) stock value recently, and the recent US stock market down turn isn’t helping either. But this all still comes after Apple has had one of it’s best overall sales years for iMac’s Laptops, iPods and of course iPhones.
Let’s all hope that with Steve Jobs himself unveiling the rumored “Brick”, along with Apple’s new improved, cheaper MacBook line and maybe some sort of Touch Tablet will help increase some confidence in Apple Stocks (AAPL: 83.68 -3.02%) and more so, the CEO’s health.
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