Apple, Inc. began taking pre-orders for their latest incarnation of the iPhone, the iPhone 4S. While many speculated that the pre-ordering was done because of the hohum attitude about the new device, sales of the new phone have been more than satisfying to the companies selling the device.
A few early morning issues with server availability caused some frustration among buyers, yet AT&T reported that their systems had taken over 200,000 orders for the new phone in the first 12 hours of ordering, with Verizon and Sprint reporting that their systems were doing very well with the pre-orders. No exact numbers were released but based on those by AT&T, one can speculate that the numbers reached at least 500,000 in that time frame.
The reports out of AT&T suggest that these sales figures are the “Best Ever” for any release of the iPhone, suggesting that all of the naysayers were completely wrong about the device and how it would be accepted by the general public. While stock prices have remained largely unchanged after much volatility in the first couple of days after the 4 October announcement, it is expected that the price will sky rocket if sales of the 4S break records.
