The Jesus Phone lived up to it's name, captivating true believers throughout the UK this past weekend as thousands filled queues for their chance to embrace the power of iPhone. Believers were quickly converted into cult of iPhone worshipers once their coveted prize was released from it's magical sheath.
'The Sun' is reporting; "Sales of the new iPhone are believed to have topped 100,000 in just over two days," and there seems to be no stopping in site with the Holidays fast approaching. "Analysts say Apple could sell a whopping 500,000 of the £269 gizmos by Christmas." Source - The Sun UK
The Daily Mirror said; "More than 400,000 iPhones are expected to be sold in Britain in the run up to Christmas and 10million worldwide in 2008." As reported by Stephen Hayward. Source - The Daily Mirror
Even though Apple has warned that unlocking the iPhone will void any warranty, there are a growing number of websites devoted to "hacking" the iPhone in Britain so the phone can be used with other service providers. That trend has become a "a game of sport" for many hackers here in the U.S. challenging Apple's ability to lock them out. TUAW appears to be at the forefront of reporting hacker progress and posting paths to the same, most recently announcing a 1.1.2 jailbreak software for the iPod Touch.
"An O2 spokesman said: "Demand has exceeded our expectations and we
believe it will be the fastest selling mobile ever." Source - The Daily Mirror
France is next on the list for an official Jesus Phone visitation taking
place on November 29th, with the exception being that French law will
require Apple to release an unlocked iPhone on the same day it releases
the locked version. Apple has not yet announced a price for the
unlocked iPhone, though many believe the price tag will be aimed at
discouraging many early adopters. Orange was selected by Apple to be
the exclusive service provider for France.
It appears that the UK has fallen for Apple's charismatic smartphone far exceeding any other that came before it. As the many iPhone faithful begin to spread the good news starting this week, hundreds more will be converted to a new kind of high tech religion that only requires believers to 'think different', commit to to 18 months of servitude and £269. Now go into all the earth and make Jesus Phone disciples of them all.
It's not just a cell phone, it's iPhone.
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