Re:iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million
by gtufano on Monday September 24, 2012 @09:47AM
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Just remember that not anyone buying is in USA and people in EU don't usually buy phones subsidized on a 2 years plan (that amounts to ~30% of sales, probably). I think, also, that iPhone 4 sold less than 5 million pieces in the first week. (disclaimer: I don't really understand of "upgrade eligibility" works for US carriers so I could be mistaken here).
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Re:iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million
by swombat on Monday September 24, 2012 @09:52AM
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Actually, people in the UK usually buy on 12-18-24 month contracts too, though I don't. The total saving that you get is relatively minimal (£40 across 2 years?), but you get shackled to the one provider. So I just buy the phone separately.
However, you're right that, e.g., in Switzerland, people don't tend to buy phones with contracts.