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European iPhone Sales Better Than Expected

"expect more iPhones to be sold PER CAPITA in the EU than the US. Europeans are more "used to" the smartphone concept and will appreciate the advanced tech in the iPhone."

So iPhone is suddenly a smartphone with advanced tech? Seriously? Its but a bundling of two years old tech. And no, it's not a smartphone. Email and a web browser do not turn a phone "smart", at least not in Europe. On the other hand, it lacks seriously on the multimedia department, too, so I don't know what it really is.

It's a nice toy to play with for a while, yes, and it is very advanced for the US markets. Elsewhere it is quite unimpressive.

I wonder how Apple will manage to sell that device beyond its established user base in Europe, where most people have never even heard of iPhone... or Apple. Apple is not a global brand in the league of the likes of Nokia, Samsung etc.

Apple has done nothing to improve that. I guess they believe the operators will simply do all the dirty work for them. I wouldn't count on that -- the European operators don't need Apple, unlike, say, AT&T, to do sound business.

European iPhone Sales Better Than Expected

"expect more iPhones to be sold PER CAPITA in the EU than the US. Europeans are more "used to" the smartphone concept and will appreciate the advanced tech in the iPhone."

So iPhone is suddenly a smartphone with advanced tech? Seriously? Its but a bundling of two years old tech. And no, it's not a smartphone. Email and a web browser do not turn a phone "smart", at least not in Europe. On the other hand, it lacks seriously on the multimedia department, too, so I don't know what it really is.

It's a nice toy to play with for a while, yes, and it is very advanced for the US markets. Elsewhere it is quite unimpressive.

I wonder how Apple will manage to sell that device beyond its established user base in Europe, where most people have never even heard of iPhone... or Apple. Apple is not a global brand in the league of the likes of Nokia, Samsung etc.

Apple has done nothing to improve that. I guess they believe the operators will simply do all the dirty work for them. I wouldn't count on that -- the European operators don't need Apple, unlike, say, AT&T, to do sound business.