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Apple Limits IPhone Sales to Two per Person, Says No to Cash ! |
rockerZ
Joined: Mar 11, 2007
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From: Dubai
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By Kelly Riddell
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. said it will restrict iPhone sales to two phones a customer and require credit or debit card payment on those phones to discourage unauthorized resellers and maintain enough stock for the holidays.
``Customer response has been off the charts,'' Alan Hely, an Apple spokesman in the U.K., said in an e-mail. ``Limiting iPhone sales helps us ensure that there are enough iPhones for people who are shopping for themselves or buying a gift.''
Apple plans to start selling iPhones in the U.K. next month. People could buy as many as five iPhones a person and pay in cash before the policy was implemented Oct. 25. The limit and payment requirements will help discourage resales, Hely said.
More than 1.4 million iPhones were sold in the three months ended Sept. 29, topping Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs's forecast of 730,000, Apple said this week. About 270,000 were sold in the first two days after the product's June 29 debut.
To spur sales, Jobs cut the price of the multimedia iPhone by $200 last month to $399. Next year, Apple aims to sell 10 million of handsets, which also play music and videos.
The Associated Press first reported the sales limit and payment requirements yesterday.
Apple rose $1.92, or 1 percent, to $184.70 yesterday in Nasdaq Stock Market trading. The shares more than doubled this year and set a new all-time closing high of $186.16 on Oct. 23.
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fatreg
Joined: Jul 26, 2003
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I still fail to see how they cab enforce a card only sale, but hey ho..
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rockerZ
Joined: Mar 11, 2007
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Just look at the price , only $399  :o:o
I love my K750 ! I love my N73 Music Edition ! I love my Sony Ericsson K810 ! |
fatreg
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yeah £200 for an iPhone!
sweet lordy lord!
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mswallis
Joined: May 23, 2003
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From: England
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It was only a matter of time 'til they started doing this in the US, as this has always been the plan when it is released on O2 in November. |
londonlad123
Joined: Jun 22, 2004
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So they're gonna keep tabs on whos got an iphone by only being able to pay by credit/debit. They'll also know whos signed up to the o2 contract, so they can now see who's got a hacked iphone. |
amnesia
Joined: Jan 15, 2004
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just wait for france to get it, apparantly they're going to be unlocked 
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Posted: 2007-10-28 11:39
K750 !
