Comments on: Apple's iLaunch Outshines AT&T

By: William

William — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 12:29:07 +0000

This is an Apple device, which means that Apple is going to control its inventory production and distribution. They sent more inventory to the Apple stores on launch and as stated above the Apple Stores could sell TWO to each person versus AT&T's One. Mind you on launch day when most of the phones were sold Apple stores stayed open two more hours than the AT&T stores. Let's face it, this was a Mac Fan event and why not go to the place where Mac Fans are.

AT&T's Mac experience woos come from the fact that they should have hired some of their temporary staff sooner. If the AT&T store hired correctly , then there would be a "Mac Genius" standing right by their Iphone display. Those temporary employees called Product Pros should allow for a quality Iphone experience when visiting stores. I'm not sure if this was the case nationwide.

Now that the Mac Fans got their Iphones, it will be interesting to see who can actually "sell" the phone to new customers. Those non Mac Fans who will be looking at the individual devices and making a choice for their own needs. It is my personal belief that by the end of 2007 AT&T will have easily sold more Iphones then the Apple Stores, especially when initial demand is gone.

By: speedbird

speedbird — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:49:54 +0000

I think the question Steve has to be asking right about now is, "What else about this deal will it be possible for AT&T to bungle?"

After three days of happy iPhone use, the only possible complaints I have relate to the AT&T aspects of the experience, particularly EDGE. My purchase, too - at the main SF Apple Store, early Saturday - was so quick as to be anticlimactic.

By contrast, when a friend walked into an AT&T outlet yesterday at noon, he was met with indifference, ignorance, and a general air of buzzkill.

And "didn't expect such a high level of demand" is just awesome. The most anticipated, most innovative mobile device in history, and AT&T "didn't expect such a high level of demand." That just about says it all right there.

By: Mobile Web News: Week of July 2, 2007

Mobile Web News: Week of July 2, 2007 — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:23:57 +0000

[...] Om Malik of GigaOm says that at a nearby mall, the line in front of the Apple store was twice as long as the one in front of the AT&T store just across the street. Clearly the Iphone is more of an Apple offering than an AT&T offering! [...]

By: Jay (living in First Life)

Jay (living in First Life) — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 05:38:26 +0000

The fact that more iPhones were sold at Apple than at AT&T stores doesn't mean Apple has the power. These are just early adopters and Apple fanatics. If iPhone is to take off, the majority of sales hvae to be to normal people who don't live in cities or ultra-fancy parts of the world like Paolo Alto and Santa Monica.

By: David Mackey

David Mackey — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:49:15 +0000

I don't care too much about the iPhone until its second generation is released, except as a method for removing control over phones form the wireless carriers.

By: anon

anon — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:15:48 +0000

Against my better judgement, I opted for the AT&T line. Despite it being 1/3 the length of the Apple Store line, only allowing one to be purchased and having few if any accessories, I finally got out of line and went to Apple where I walked right up and bought two in about 10 minutes.

AT&T unfortunately sucks and its decision to go with "AT&T" instead of "Cingular" was a major bone-headed mistake.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:38:30 +0000

indeed the Apple store experience was better for me (downtown SF store) than the local AT&T store. On the other hand, the downtown Apple Store alone probably had phones than all the AT&T stores in SF combined so I'm not really surprised that they sold a lot more phones that way.

I went Friday night at 8pm, I spent more time looking for a cab home than I spent in the Apple store. not a bad experience at all!