Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus went on sale Friday and shattered previous opening-weekend records, selling more than 10 million units during the period. Those sales may just be the start of a virtuous cycle for Apple — a cycle that could include new product introductions and weighty revenue growth. The sales numbers show there was a pent-up demand for these phones, said analyst Ramon T. Llamas. “Ten million is a good strong start. I think it’s a precursor of what we can expect for the rest of this quarter and the holiday quarter.”
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Old Opening-Weekend Record Bites Dust as iPhone 6 Cracks 10M
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. September 22, 2014 03:42 PMApple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus went on sale Friday and shattered previous opening-weekend records, selling more than 10 million units during the period. Those sales may just be the start of a virtuous cycle for Apple — a cycle that could include new product introductions and weighty revenue growth. The sales numbers show there was a pent-up demand for these phones, said analyst Ramon T. Llamas. “Ten million is a good strong start. I think it’s a precursor of what we can expect for the rest of this quarter and the holiday quarter.”