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One Billion iPhones Have Been Sold, Apple Says (apple.com)
Apple announced on Wednesday that it has sold its one billionth iPhone handset. The milestone comes nine years after the iPhone was first introduced. The phone has unarguably shaped the smartphone industry and bolstered the apps market. In a statement, Tim Cook said: iPhone has become one of the most important, world-changing and successful products in history. It's become more than a constant companion. iPhone is truly an essential part of our daily life and enables much of what we do throughout the day. Last week we passed another major milestone when we sold the billionth iPhone. We never set out to make the most, but we've always set out to make the best products that make a difference. Thank you to everyone at Apple for helping change the world every day.
When does it stop becoming "sheep" and more like "hey, this thing ain't bad" ?
Not all of those phones are going to be still in use, but 1/7th of the world's population is a pretty reasonable sales rate.
Physicists get Hadrons!
Don't you mean iSheep?
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.. but the iPhone was the exact kick up Nokia's&Telco's world dominance behind that was needed. We probably still would be playing snake in IR if someone didn't do something!
Apple and McDonald's have reached common ground.
I love people who use what technology they own to get the sense of self esteem (or to judge others). You're the new fucking yuppie of the 2000s.
Not even close to 1/7th of the world, iPhone is a 1st world phone. Second there have been how many generations? All those incremental updates for the iSheep, means you can nearly cut that number by a factor of 10.
iPhones do last a long time. I bet a lot of them are still working as hand-me downs to the kids, spares, etc..
World-changing indeed.
They must have a billion dollars!
You mean every iPhone owner bought 9 iPhones as "upgrades"? I didn't even know there were more than 9 upgrade versions of the iPhone available. Thanks for the tip.
Because it's bad, and sheep like yourself continue to buy it despite how bad it is. Of course, if anyone decides to speak up about how awful Apple products are, people like you try to tell them they're hateful and bigoted. Making a rational argument is usually beyond the sheep.
are still operational and in active use? IOW, are they throwaway fashion items or tools you can keep using and using?
Escher was the first MC and Giger invented the HR department.
What the f? I have an iPhone 4. It runs the latest iOS released last week.
I agree that once a phone is no longer able to get software updates it's usefulness fades fast, but even old phones can still do what they once did well: play music, make phone calls, send text messages, use apps with low hardware requirements, act as an alarm clock, or toddler fodder.
I see people with iPhone 4 everywhere! I typically give my phones away when I upgrade, there's always a friend of family member who just broke or lost their phone and is greatful to get a free phone, so my old phones continue on when I eventually upgrade.
No true Scotsman Fallacy, and all that.
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...to the same 9 and a half million users. Well done!
I'll bite.
If a sheep, in this context, is just someone who thoughtlessly follows the herd, then sure, that number suggests there are likely a lot of sheep. So what? The alternative is to buy into Android, and nothing says, "I think for myself and stand against conformity", like buying into the only smartphone ecosystem that's even more popular than iOS.
We each have a finite amount of time and a finite amount of attention, so we choose the things that matter to us. Choosing iOS for reasons that matter to you is fine. Choosing Android for reasons that matter to you is fine. Choosing that you don't care about the choice and that you'd rather worry about things that are more important to you is fine.
Most people won't do any of those and will instead just follow the herd, regardless of the platform they select in the end, which means that, yes, a large number of purchasers means a large number of sheep. But again, so what? The same is true for any mass-produced product, whether we're talking smartphones, cars, canned goods, or clothes.
Other than feeling smug about your own choice, I don't see what your comment accomplishes.
The fact that some Abble users are migrating to Android is *proof* that homosexuality is a choice, and it can be cured. There just needs to be a free enough market. In the absence of a Free Market we get Abble: a platform that allows mostly liberal, Marxist, left-wing metropolitan types with hipster beards, undefined sexuality, testicles the size of blueberries and a cock the shape of a little acorn, to signal their virtue
iPhones do last a long time. I bet a lot of them are still working as hand-me downs to the kids, spares, etc..
They do last a long time if you take care of them. I had an iPhone 4 for 4 years and it held up very well. When I traded it in for my iPhone 6 Plus, the AT&T lady told me that it was in the best shape she's ever seen one. I just kept it in a phone case most of the time. It was still working well, but didn't support the newest OS, which prompted my upgrade. I would have given it to my wife if the trade-in wasn't so attractive. I plan on keeping the iPhone 6 Plus for at least 4 years.
Taking guns away from the 99% gives the 1% 100% of the power.
Now if Tim Cook worried more about WWDC being a tech show, and not a freak show about minorities, maybe we would get somewhere. Being as it is, my next notebook and phone will be xiaomi.
Oh.. the irony.
File under 'M' for 'Manic ranting'
No, it's about 750 million in landfill at the moment.
Factor of 10 might be pushing it a bit. I've used an iPhone as my main phone since the start and have only upgraded twice. Most people only bother once the old phone starts getting frustratingly slow running newer apps, which seems to take at least 4 generations or so. I doubt there's many people who have upgraded every single year since the beginning.
Yep, both my iPhone 5 and 4 are still in perfect working order, even though I've moved to the 6S now. The former I handed down to a family member and the latter I still use as a glorified iPod Touch and take it jogging/biking etc for GPS logging purposes (rather than take my newer phone which I'd care about more if it got dropped/dented/scratched).
Most, that's how many. If normal folk had to pay $800 PLUS cell costs, they'd have gone elsewhere. Most.
I still use an iPhone 4 without any problem. Not everyone needs the latest shiny and the latest useless social apps of the week.
I'd wager it's closer to 850 million in a landfill.
I beg to differ. I think its about 333 Million... Because: Apple has sold 1 billion iPhones. They have 1 Billion active devices.
Two out of three device sales apple HAS EVER SOLD is an iPhone.
Ergo: Two out of three active devices must be iPhones, the rest are in landfills. Maybe one could argue 350-400 million, because a lot of devices were scrapped / replaces without a sale. I'm making the mathematical assumption that iPhones last on average as long as other devices, which judging from the comments above, sounds right.
My iPhone 5 works great... I was going to give it to my 11 year old daughter... then she dropped it and broke the screen. Still works, so I'll probably get it fixed for her. We got her a cheap (free) LG phone. It lasted over two years with me without a scratch! I update about every two years. I'm on a 6 Plus now, and I'll trade that in towards a 7.
-- if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic - Lewis Carrol
Divide by 5 since the sheeple buy new "upgrades" every 6 months. Then subtract a few hundred thousand sold for the replacement because the screen that cracked after breathing on it the wrong way
There's loads of iPhones in the developing world. iPhones are super popular here in the Philippines (as are Android SmartPhones). Not everyone drives a fancy car here, but an iPhone is a luxury item that many people can afford, and choose to purchase. Phone companies are giving away iPhone 5Cs for free. For a little cash out and a contract you can get a more recent model. Many people don't have a computer at home, so having a SmartPhone is a good way to get online. A very common use-case is keeping in touch with a relative who is working abroad, taking advantage of favorable exchange rates.
If it acquires resources on instantiation like a duck, then its a shared_ptr<Duck>
If you count the original there are 10 versions of the iphone.
http://www.wirescomputing.com/apple-iphone/
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2015 at 12:13 pm EDT
1.4 billion active devices worldwide, how exciting!
http://www.androidcentral.com/...
When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail
Phones are sheep? Cool story bro!
Where do you come up with 2/3 of device sales being iPhones? How do those "devices" compare to the "1 billion active devices"? Did the numbers come out at the same time? Does "devices" mean the same thing in both stats? How are "active" devices determined?
Further, your assumption that 2/3 of the devices must be iPhones is erroneous. People keep iPods and iPads far longer than iPhones, many people still replace their iPhones annually.
The simplest math we have is 1 billion sold over 6 generations or so, and plummeting market share in recent years. iPhone historical sales are front loaded since Android has taken over, so the majority of iPhones are older models. Given the lifespan of a cell phone in western markets (where Apple has the bulk of their sales), it stands to reason that the vast majority have been sent out to pasture in some form or another.
...they silently added.
Must be a 4S. That's the minimum requirement for iOS 9.
iPhone
iPhone 3G
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4
iPhone 4S
iPhone 5
iPhone 5s
iPhone 6
iPhone 6s
That's 9. The iPhone 5c and the iPhone SE both exists as well, but neither were an upgrade for someone getting the high-end each year.
It think your affected detachment is smug.
Yes, and the fact that they're now peddling that billion device figure shows that they're running out of ways to spin their nosedive in a positive way.
lucm, indeed.
It's funny to see how many people who protest large businesses that make billions, record their protest on iPhones.
+1 for toddler (or young kid) fodder :) They're handy for that.
"We've got great innovation in the pipeline," Cook said to Cramer. "New iPhones that will incentivize you and other people that have iPhones today to upgrade to new iPhones. We are going to give you things you can't live without that you just don't know you need today. That has always been the objective of Apple is to do things that really enrich people's lives. That you look back on and you wonder, how did I live without this."
Stil don't own a Smart phone. Android or Apple.
Have to laugh at those who slave to the devices.
I wonder why they ever think iFone is a good idea?
iPhone 6+
iPhone 6s+
of recycling, and given how they push people to upgrade to a new phone, they have now also created their 95000th ton of unrecycled electronic waste. Thank you for helping to change the world, Apple, every day.
there's a 3th alternative...
Personally I had high hopes that project are finally meant that I'd finally be able to get a "mobile sensor and computer platform" (what most folks call a 'mobile phone') that doesn't double as a stalker
alas after the last update announced the strongly reduced modularity it doesn't look like carrying one without a phone-modem is going to be an option
As it stands the majority of the population is voluntarily ceding the information organizations like the stazi, securitat, and kgb where _trying_ to collect. And with a much higher degree of reliability as back then as well.
That is not gonna end well in even the medium-long run
Lol spares? ;)
and who can fix it????
With sales falling off on all their products and nothing new in the pipeline.....
love is just extroverted narcissism
Fact Check:
Apple Inc. through supplier builds reported that the 1 Billionth iPhone has been assembled and shipped to a retail outlet for sale (i.e. stock).
Number of actual sale of iPhones is below the number of builds.
iPhones do last a long time. I bet a lot of them are still working as hand-me downs to the kids, spares, etc..
You also get software and security updates on them for a few years, unlike most Android-based phones. This is an important thing for most laymen.
It's certainly technically possible to do get newer software on Android, but for the proverbial Aunty Milly, it's mostly a non-starter.
...until iOS 10 is released:
iOS Support Matrix.
Not a bad record for this industry.
When does it stop becoming "sheep" and more like "hey, this thing ain't bad" ?
On this site? Why, "Never", of course...
They really don't... Nothing older than an iPhone 5 is in serious use, and any kid with an iPhone 4 is going to be hideously ridiculed. The only people I know that still use an iPhone 4 are incapable of doing anything but call (and at a stretch text, possibly email) - makes you wonder why they insist on a smartphone in the first place!
Both of the owners for the software business I work for still use iPhone 4 phones. I admit they aren't that "Appy" users; but the phones are still going strong, and seem to work fine for their use cases.
I agree that once a phone is no longer able to get software updates it's usefulness fades fast, but even old phones can still do what they once did well: play music, make phone calls, send text messages, use apps with low hardware requirements, act as an alarm clock, or toddler fodder.
I would say that the usefulness fades slowly once they are no longer on the Update-Train; but with iPhones, fortunately that is usually a fairly long time.
Because it's bad, and sheep like yourself continue to buy it despite how bad it is. Of course, if anyone decides to speak up about how awful Apple products are, people like you try to tell them they're hateful and bigoted. Making a rational argument is usually beyond the sheep.
How in the FUCK is the Parent INFORMATIVE??? FFS, Mods!!!
Personally I had high hopes that project are finally meant that I'd finally be able to get a "mobile sensor and computer platform" (what most folks call a 'mobile phone') that doesn't double as a stalker
Then you seriously need to look into an iOS device; particularly when iOS 10 comes out in a couple of months, with its "Differential Privacy" features.
Yes, and the fact that they're now peddling that billion device figure shows that they're running out of ways to spin their nosedive in a positive way.
No, it means they just passed a sales figure that is meaningful to most people.
Divide by 5 since the sheeple buy new "upgrades" every 6 months. Then subtract a few hundred thousand sold for the replacement because the screen that cracked after breathing on it the wrong way
You can't upgrade an iPhone every six months; because, unlike companies like Samsung, that launched something like FIFTY-SEVEN new Smartphones in ONE YEAR, Apple only updates the iPhone in a "Tick-Tock" cycle every year, with more significant Updates only happening every TWO years.
Which are just variants of the 6 and 6s.
You mean "to most fanbois". Because I'm pretty sure you have no clue if/when Nokia or Motorola reached the billion devices sold. Or how many copies of Windows have been sold. Or how many Dell laptops. So don't insult people's intelligence when you speak about that Apple marketing crap as if you were an avid follower of the market in general.
lucm, indeed.
You mean "to most fanbois". Because I'm pretty sure you have no clue if/when Nokia or Motorola reached the billion devices sold. Or how many copies of Windows have been sold. Or how many Dell laptops. So don't insult people's intelligence when you speak about that Apple marketing crap as if you were an avid follower of the market in general.
Blow me.
You mean "to most fanbois". Because I'm pretty sure you have no clue if/when Nokia or Motorola reached the billion devices sold. Or how many copies of Windows have been sold. Or how many Dell laptops. So don't insult people's intelligence when you speak about that Apple marketing crap as if you were an avid follower of the market in general.
Blow me.
Q.E.D.
lucm, indeed.
You mean "to most fanbois". Because I'm pretty sure you have no clue if/when Nokia or Motorola reached the billion devices sold. Or how many copies of Windows have been sold. Or how many Dell laptops. So don't insult people's intelligence when you speak about that Apple marketing crap as if you were an avid follower of the market in general.
Well, you can find this info on the web, all in articles you did not whine about.
yes but the point is, fanbois don't know any of those facts, which means they don't care about a billion devices being sold in general, they care about *Apple* selling a billion devices.
it's ok to be a fanboi, as long as you assume it and don't try to pretend you're a neutral market observer
lucm, indeed.