iPhones loved despite flaws
AFP, July, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple iPhones ruled the US consumer electronics world over the weekend, flying out of shops with new owners who proclaim to love them despite their flaws.
"The iPhone is definitely one of the coolest gadgets I've ever laid hands on," Violet Carson told AFP on Sunday, two days after being among the first in line to buy iPhones at Apple's store in downtown San Francisco.
"Overall, it's great. A few drawbacks, but none that would make me regret getting it from the 'iStart'."
While exact sales figures have yet to be released, some Apple and AT&T stores throughout the nation ran out of iPhone models within 48 hours of the devices' debut late Friday.
Internet auction website eBay on Sunday featured more than 5,700 listings offering iPhones for prices of 700 to 1,000 dollars each. Thousands of similarly priced iPhone ...