“Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone sold out for pre-order at AT&T Inc, Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. a day before the device officially goes on sale, according to the carriers’ websites,” Scott Moritz reports for Bloomberg.
“Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. wireless operator, and Sprint, the third-biggest, showed no immediate stock of iPhone 4S 16-gigabyte models for pre-order on their websites. AT&T, the No. 2 carrier, is giving buyers on its site a delivery estimate of three to four weeks, up from one to two days when pre-orders began Oct. 7,” Moritz reports. “Apple, based in Cupertino, California, said this week that it received more than 1 million iPhone pre-orders on the first day, a record.”
Moritz reports, “Mike Abramsky, an RBC Capital Markets analyst in Toronto, estimated that 3 million iPhone 4S units were sold on the first weekend.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]