Comments on: UK Retailers told to keep schtum about Apple iPhone disappointment http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/uk_retailers_told_to_keep_schtum_about_apple_iphone_disappointment.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:00:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: My Accurate MacWorld Predictions for Steve Jobs Keynote : Ewan Spence’s All New Musings. http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/uk_retailers_told_to_keep_schtum_about_apple_iphone_disappointment.html/comment-page-1#comment-213293 My Accurate MacWorld Predictions for Steve Jobs Keynote : Ewan Spence’s All New Musings. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:35:49 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/01/14/uk_retailers_told_to_keep_schtum_about_apple_iphone_disappointment/#comment-213293 [...] compare this the regular phone market, and maybe I dunno a mention of the numbers in Europe - you know the ones you’ve told everyone not to talk about. 5/6 What the rest of the world needed to hear about was the next iPhone… And about that [...] [...] compare this the regular phone market, and maybe I dunno a mention of the numbers in Europe – you know the ones you’ve told everyone not to talk about. 5/6 What the rest of the world needed to hear about was the next iPhone… And about that [...]

]]> By: links for 2008-01-15 : Ewan Spence’s All New Musings. http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/uk_retailers_told_to_keep_schtum_about_apple_iphone_disappointment.html/comment-page-1#comment-213107 links for 2008-01-15 : Ewan Spence’s All New Musings. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:25:47 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/01/14/uk_retailers_told_to_keep_schtum_about_apple_iphone_disappointment/#comment-213107 [...] SMS Text News » Archives » UK Retailers told to keep schtum about Apple iPhone disappointment APPLE has banned UK retailers of its heavily hyped iPhone from reporting sales figures amid evidence that British consumers have shunned the device. In a Christmas season that saw sales of mobile phones soar by number but crash by value, the £269 unit di (tags: apple iphone sales uk banned dissapointing) [...]

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/uk_retailers_told_to_keep_schtum_about_apple_iphone_disappointment.html/comment-page-1#comment-213102 Ewan Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:32:43 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/01/14/uk_retailers_told_to_keep_schtum_about_apple_iphone_disappointment/#comment-213102 I think you're right re: tipping point HeavyLight I think you’re right re: tipping point HeavyLight

]]> By: HeavyLight http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/uk_retailers_told_to_keep_schtum_about_apple_iphone_disappointment.html/comment-page-1#comment-213101 HeavyLight Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:27:11 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/01/14/uk_retailers_told_to_keep_schtum_about_apple_iphone_disappointment/#comment-213101 Anton this unexpectedly slow takeup seems to be a largely UK (and to a lesser extent, European) phenomenon. From what I can gather, the iPhone is still holding up very well on it's home turf, allegedly making it the best-selling mobile in the US last year. And internet use from iPhones absolutely soared over the Christmas holidays, with more hits on Google from iPhones than all the other smartphones. More of my rambling thoughts: http://normob.blogspot.com/2008/01/google-xmas-iphone-traffic-was.html I think we could be on the verge of a rather remarkable tipping point. Anton this unexpectedly slow takeup seems to be a largely UK (and to a lesser extent, European) phenomenon. From what I can gather, the iPhone is still holding up very well on it’s home turf, allegedly making it the best-selling mobile in the US last year.
And internet use from iPhones absolutely soared over the Christmas holidays, with more hits on Google from iPhones than all the other smartphones.
More of my rambling thoughts: http://normob.blogspot.com/2008/01/google-xmas-iphone-traffic-was.html
I think we could be on the verge of a rather remarkable tipping point.

]]> By: Anton Mannering http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/uk_retailers_told_to_keep_schtum_about_apple_iphone_disappointment.html/comment-page-1#comment-213095 Anton Mannering Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:06:41 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/01/14/uk_retailers_told_to_keep_schtum_about_apple_iphone_disappointment/#comment-213095 I predicted this. iPhones major selling point is the internet functionality. People don't want to use phones for that yet because it doesn't work. It's a simple cost benefit decision, that is basically it's too expensive for a device to check your email which is probably the best most people will do with it. I predicted this. iPhones major selling point is the internet functionality. People don’t want to use phones for that yet because it doesn’t work. It’s a simple cost benefit decision, that is basically it’s too expensive for a device to check your email which is probably the best most people will do with it.

]]> By: HeavyLight http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/uk_retailers_told_to_keep_schtum_about_apple_iphone_disappointment.html/comment-page-1#comment-213067 HeavyLight Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:38:28 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/01/14/uk_retailers_told_to_keep_schtum_about_apple_iphone_disappointment/#comment-213067 I’m hoping that another major reason for the UK iPhone’s non-explosive launch was the Great British Public’s antipathy with hype. And let’s face it, as remarkable as the iPhone is to us, it has been over-hyped!

I blogged the poor pre-Xmas sales ten days ago before the Apple clampdown when the most telling comment I found was from a CPW employee: “Our target last week was to sell 36 and we only sold one.’
And Mobile Today also reported that “a typical-sized O2 store [was] selling just one iPhone per week.”
http://normob.blogspot.com/2008/01/iphone-flops-at-christmas-despite-hype.html

No wonder Apple want to keep it quiet!

]]> By: Barry O'Connell http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/01/uk_retailers_told_to_keep_schtum_about_apple_iphone_disappointment.html/comment-page-1#comment-213048 Barry O'Connell Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:39:20 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/01/14/uk_retailers_told_to_keep_schtum_about_apple_iphone_disappointment/#comment-213048 I am not in the least surprised and more than a little chuffed. Bought the iPod touch and love it. Would go for the iPhone but for the shockingly bad deal. I am not in the least surprised and more than a little chuffed. Bought the iPod touch and love it. Would go for the iPhone but for the shockingly bad deal.

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