Apple sells more than 1 million iPhone 3G S models
Smartphone's sales announcement also garners first public comment from Apple CEO Steve Jobs in some time
Follow @infoworldApple announced Monday that it has sold more than 1 million iPhone 3GS models since they went on sale Friday, June 19, 2009.
The announcement also garnered the first public comment from Apple CEO Steve Jobs in a while. Jobs has been on a leave of absence since January to deal with lingering health issues.
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"Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning. With over 50,000 applications available from Apple's revolutionary App Store, iPhone momentum is stronger than ever," said Jobs in a statement.
The iPhone 3GS, introduced at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in early June, sports new features including video recording capability, voice control and a built-in compass. It also launches applications faster than the 3G. AT&T's byzantine upgrade pricing structure for the phone has led to an onslaught of complaints from existing customers, but that didn't stop AT&T and Best Buy from selling out of pre-order allotments before the phone's release.
Apple also noted that the iPhone 3.0 software released on June 17 has been downloaded by 6 million customers.
