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77 percent of iPhone 4 buyers are iPhone upgraders

article published on 25 June, 2010

According to a survey conducted by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, 77 percent of customers who were buying an iPhone 4 on launch day were past iPhone upgraders, moving from a 3G or 3GS model. By comparison, in 2008, only 38 percent were upgraders and in 2009, 56 percent were upgraders. Says Munster: "Apple is effectively building a recurring revenue stream, where iPhone users pay ... [ read the full article ]

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mike.m
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_ 		25. June 2010 @ 22:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Lol, why am I not surprised it's that high...I imagined it would of been at least 90%.
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KillerBug
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_ 		25. June 2010 @ 22:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I wonder what the switch-over numbers on android are; I mean...how many android buyers are coming from an old android vs another kind of phone.

This article does make sense though; the only way someone would have an iPhone4 at this date is if they are an obsessive apple fan; and obsessive apple fans have a pile of old iPhones.
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Josipher
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_ 		26. June 2010 @ 02:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
doofs..gotta wait till the thing gets jailbroken
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ZippyDSM
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_ 		26. June 2010 @ 20:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
And 90% of that 77% are Icultists!
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ZeusAV
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_ 		27. June 2010 @ 10:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You have to imagine how massive the iPhone 4 sales would be if Apple actually opened it up to other carriers. I know a lot of people who want one (myself included) but refuse to switch over to AT&T and their expensive plans.
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xtago
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_ 		28. June 2010 @ 16:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Apparently iphone4 is already jail broken as of yesterday.
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