Apparently, the recently-seen explosion of iPod touch owners has taken a toll on sales of Apple’s higher-end box – RCR Wireless reports the following:
The first fiscal quarter of 2009, which ended Dec. 27, 2008, saw Apple selling 4.4 million iPhone 3G units, while in the prior quarter — the final quarter of fiscal 2008, which ended Sept. 27 — saw Apple selling 6.9 million iPhone 3G units. That’s more than a 36% sequential drop.
While the absolute number of sales still isn’t too alarming, we nevertheless start to see a market saturation effect setting in. All the people who really wanted an iPhone now have one – while aggressive carrier rebates are likely to still move a few boxen (T-Mobile Austria gives them away for free ATM), I feel that these customers will be less into Apple stuff and thus less interesting for the iPhone economy.
What do you think?
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