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 In accordance to this PR article made by Apple Inc., they've sold their one millionth iPhone. So congrats to them!

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CUPERTINO, California—September 10, 2007—Apple® today announced it sold its one millionth iPhone™ yesterday, just 74 days after its introduction on June 29. iPhone combines three devices into one—a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod®, and the best mobile Internet device ever—all based on Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch interface and pioneering software that allows users to control iPhone with just a tap, flick or pinch of their fingers.

“One million iPhones in 74 days—it took almost two years to achieve this milestone with iPod,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We can’t wait to get this revolutionary product into the hands of even more customers this holiday season.”

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market this year with its revolutionary iPhone."

So it looks like Apple is on track for ten million iPhones sold by the end of 2008. Hopefully by then, all of the haters will be quiet and realize that the iPhone is not just full of hype.

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In other iPhone news, it looks like that people are actually complaining of the $200 off from the iPhone. Now I could understand that if you just bought it a week before it was announced, then yeah, I could understand you could be angry, but the people that are complaining that you were ripped off when you bought it at launch, then..well, you should have expected the price drop around holiday season. I did, even when I bought two. One for my wife, and one for myself. Steve Jobs said it the best and correct way he should have said it.

"Second, being in technology for 30+ years I can attest to the fact that the technology road is bumpy. There is always change and improvement, and there is always someone who bought a product before a particular cutoff date and misses the new price or the new operating system or the new whatever. This is life in the technology lane. If you always wait for the next price cut or to buy the new improved model, you'll never buy any technology product because there is always something better and less expensive on the horizon. The good news is that if you buy products from companies that support them well, like Apple tries to do, you will receive years of useful and satisfying service from them even as newer models are introduced."

There is an example of why we love/hate Steve Jobs. He can be nice to be around at one point, and then become snarky but still come off as a nice guy (Except for in the early days of Apple, when he would just flip out, which I was back when I was younger, and I still am to this day.)

But iWhiners, you'll be getting $100 at Apple Stores and on the Online store. Meaning Leopard will be $29, or a free Shuffle or a very cheap Nano, but no, you still complain. Don't you understand that other companies wouldn't even offer $25, let alone $100! Apple is giving half of your money back, which is a great point for consumers, and for them.

But better off for me since I'll be getting $200 back, meaning if Leopard comes in a family pack like iLife/iWork 08', I'll be getting a family pack of Leopard.

Neener, Neener, Neener.

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