iPhone 5: The wait is over now
Apple today said it had sold more than 5 million
iPhone 5 smartphones during the opening three-day weekend of sales, a
25% increase over last year's launch of the iPhone 4S.
"Demand for iPhone 5 has been incredible and we are working hard to
get an iPhone 5 into the hands of every customer who wants one as
quickly as possible," said Apple CEO Tim Cook in a Monday statement.
The 5 million includes units sold through its own retail stores,
those through its carrier partners' stores, and the ones that were
delivered Friday or Saturday from pre-sales on its online store which
started Sept 14.
Apple began selling the iPhone 5 early Friday, Sept. 21.