iPhone 3GS Is Number One In Japan

mudimba writes "The iPhone 3GS 32GB is currently the best selling phone in Japan (the 16GB version came in at number nine). This is in stark contrast to reports from earlier this year that the Japanese hate the iPhone. Nobody is sure what specific features caused the change of heart, though it is speculated that video capture and voice control might be part of the answer. When the 3G iPhone first came out it saw a spike in sales, but unlike the 3GS it was unable to outsell locally-made handsets."

Comments

Obvious

[Lord Bitman]

it's small and expensive. That beats "feature-rich" any day of the week.

Re:Obvious

[uhmmmm]

It's still missing an infrared port for transmitting phone numbers and such too, isn't it?

Re:Obvious

[Prien715]

The quality lenses required for high quality photography are MUCH too large for a camera.

Which is why I use the Hubble space telescope for my photography needs.

There are three points to consider

[Anonymous Coward]

Firstly, the Japanese, like much of the civilised world, have a distrust of the Linux operating system. The iPhone however runs using a variant of BSD, Linux's big, more professional daddy, and hence is trusted and enjoyed by those who value honour and pride, such as the Japanese.

Secondly, it is well known that phones running Linux-based OS's still require the user to drop down to a termnial screen to modify text configuration files to change things like their phone background or ringtone. This is unacceptable.

Thirdly, Linux requires the user to have a beard and/or a weight problem. People such as this are shunned by Japanese society, and rightly so. The natural consequence of this is that users of Linux phones are also shunned.

Together these reasons make it clear why the iPhone is acheiving such a success in those faraway eastern lands. They are so far away, aren't they?

Hard to believe

[Stele]

There are no tentacle porn apps, so I really don't get the interest.

Re:Hard to believe

[A. B3ttik]

There are no tentacle porn apps, so I really don't get the interest.

Are you kidding? If you jailbreak it you can have all of the transgendered multiendowed lolirape tentacle furry apps you can imagine... and some you can't imagine.

Re:Technology progresses. Japanese are tech expert

[omgarthas]

Maybe because those brands produce quality products?

Re:Technology progresses. Japanese are tech expert

[nycguy]

Yeah, but with my Patek Philippe, I get the privilege of paying $1500 or so every time I have it serviced. You can't get that kind of quality in a Timex.

It's because of the compass.

[FlyingSquidStudios]

The Japanese dig the compass.

Re:Technology progresses. Japanese are tech expert

[eldavojohn]

iPods sold badly.

Uh, you might have a case with the original iPhone but you certainly do not have a case with iPods. They surpassed Sony's MP3 player in 2005 and there's no shortage of information saying they're very popular in Japan.

Get over it. Jeez, it's like a religion with you guys.

You have to own all models of the iPhone in order to be eligible to be completely clear so that your OT (operating telephone) levels are uninhibited. Are you a suppressive person? Oh no, I've been in contact with you! Great Woz! Now Jobs won't let me get to the last OT level no matter how much I spend on his products!

Upskirt video recording

[Anonymous Coward]

There's even an app for that !