[Swordmaker]

Apple passes milestone—500 MILLION iPhones sold! —PING!

Apple 500,000,000 iPhones Sold Ping!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[Star Traveler]

Woo-hoo!

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Mobile Phones Before & After the Apple iPhone

[zeugma]

One big “problem” Apple has with its iPhones is their longevity. Several years ago my wife got an iPhone 4. She used it a few years then gave it to her mom and upgraded to a iPhone 4s. Later she upgraded to a 5, her mom got the 4s, and I got the 4. There is nothing at all wrong with the 4. Because it has been in a case it’s entire life (mostly otterbox), the thing still looks brand freaking new. So, we have a family with 3 phones, and only one actual purchaser. I can’t even say that I particularly have battery issues yet on this handmedown phone. It lasts all day, and I charge it overnight.

[SunkenCiv]

Gosh, sounds like Apple’s *dooooooomed!* /s

And “50 billionth download from its App Store”, kind of a lot, really.

500 million iPhones, out of approximately 7 billion living humans, astonishing.

[itsahoot]

And that boys and girls is why

Apple is Doomed!