Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has the most ambitious outlook for the iPhone 3G. Jaffray predicted that Apple will sell 13 million units this year and 45 million units next year. Of course,predictions could turn out to be way off the, but at least Apple's production plans seem optimistic.
Apple plans to manufacture between 40 million and 45 million iPhone 3G units in the 12 months through August 2009, according to a BusinessWeek source familiar with the plans. Apple boosted production plans due to stronger-than-anticipated initial sales for the phone. On launch day, the company had expected to produce 30 million units within 12 months.
Success for the iPhone however relies on many other issues, such as keeping the item rolling out in more countries worldwide and completely fixing some dropped call and coverage problems that have affected the device since launch. The iPhone may also reach the Russian and Chinese markets (legitimately).
Written by: James Delahunty @ 24 Aug 2008 13:17
