UK iPhone sales a quarter of what O2 predicted

Apple and O2 have been taking hits recently for poor sales performance of the iPhone in the UK, with would-be users complaining that the price is too high and those who have taken the plunge having problems with coverage.  Nevertheless, O2 have been calling it the “fastest selling device [we’ve] ever seen” and the company estimated 100,000

handsets would be activated in the first fortnight of availability.  Sources close to AppleInsider, however, cast a different light, claiming that the flagship Regent Street Apple store was still working from stock delivered prior to the 9th November launch.

 

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