Apple has stated that it had sold 1.7 million iPhone 4 phones through Saturday June 26, thereby making for its most successful launch in Apple’s history.
Chief Executive Steve Jobs in a statement has apologized to "customers who were turned away" because the company did not have enough supply. "This is the most successful product launch in Apple's history," the CEO said.
However, Apple did not say whether the figure included pre-orders made on the company's website and in stores before the phone's official June 24 store launch. AT&T Inc is the exclusive US provider for the iPhone.
Apple notes that iPhone 4 will move beyond the initial launch countries of the United States, UK, France, Germany, and Japan into an additional 18 countries by the end of July: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
