Comments on: 100 Million Handsets http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2008/01/16/100-million-handsets/ Jeff Nolan's take on investment, innovation, entrepreneurship and the technology industry Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:44:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Oliver http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2008/01/16/100-million-handsets/comment-page-1/#comment-214726 Oliver Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:16:26 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2008/01/16/100-million-handsets/#comment-214726 Sure, 100 million is a huge number. But to put it in perspective, Apple has sells 20,000 iPhones a day. In the US and a few European countries only, while SonyEricsson's numbers are global sales numbers. And look at the average sales price of the SE phones: $125. So I'd say for someone who's been in the mobile phone business for 201 days, what Apple achieved ain't bad. And I am not an Apple fanboy (haven't actually bought or owned any Apple product since the days of the Apple IIe). Now, if you want a REALLY impressive number, how about Nokia's 111 MILLION phones, in the 3rd QUARTER of 2007? http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/nokia-continues-to-dominate-global-cellphone-market/ Sure, 100 million is a huge number. But to put it in perspective, Apple has sells 20,000 iPhones a day. In the US and a few European countries only, while SonyEricsson’s numbers are global sales numbers. And look at the average sales price of the SE phones: $125.

So I’d say for someone who’s been in the mobile phone business for 201 days, what Apple achieved ain’t bad. And I am not an Apple fanboy (haven’t actually bought or owned any Apple product since the days of the Apple IIe).

Now, if you want a REALLY impressive number, how about Nokia’s 111 MILLION phones, in the 3rd QUARTER of 2007?

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/nokia-continues-to-dominate-global-cellphone-market/

]]> By: Amy http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2008/01/16/100-million-handsets/comment-page-1/#comment-214635 Amy Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:33:49 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2008/01/16/100-million-handsets/#comment-214635 3 handsets every second is most definitely something to be reckoned with! 3 handsets every second is most definitely something to be reckoned with!

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