Apple's iPhone Market Opportunity Soars Near 650 Million Subscribers

You are officially NUTS. The world can barely feed its people and they are going to buy iPhones. This market is trying to pull the worst scam ever in history and but it will soon end. Record food prices, gas prices, energy prices, people dying of hunger in several placed around the world, worst housing and financial crisis ever in US history and the market is simply in denial. Lets see for how long !

You are officially NUTS. The world can barely feed its people and they are going to buy iPhones. This market is trying to pull the worst scam ever in history and but it will soon end. Record food prices, gas prices, energy prices, people dying of hunger in several placed around the world, worst housing and financial crisis ever in US history and the market is simply in denial. Lets see for how long !

NUTS

IT´´s TRUE MEXICO FOR INSTANCE MAKES LESS THEN 100.00 PESO A DAY|

As for nuts - Do YOU guys own cell phone? Well people do, I don't know how many but people do. On the plane in Mexico I saw one guy from Mexico City with an iPhone, and that was more than a month ago. (And yes - he was Mexican) == Re Numbers - it seems to me that the analysts came up with these numbers adding the number of existing customers each given country who are already signed up with the given carrier. It seems to me that you need to add the whole subscriber base for the country. this would be way more.

Jamiejz, People will continue to use cell phones even in a down market. People will cut their land lines, drive less, switch to a cheaper cable package but they won't give up their cell phones, until they have to. It's not unreasonable to expect apple to sell 50 million phones next year. There are a lot of cell/smart phones that cost a lot more than the iPhone. It's not unreasonable to expect people to spend their money on the best choice. That's why palm and motorola and eventually RIMM are going to feel the pain.

Yes, the US is in the worst financial crisis in a long time. People compare it to what happened during the Depression, forgetting of course that the worst of the Depression was caused by the incompetence of the response of those in government, from the Fed and Hoover all the way through FDR. Bush and the Fed aren't so stupid. Currently, telecom is booming, and so is the oil industry. They're investing billions in new infrastructure, and in the process creating a lot of jobs to offset what's happening in the the housing industry. Time will tell which will win out.

Oh for crying out loud. The iphone is already loved everywhere it is available. I have one and it is simply a joy. I don't even want to put it down. I ripped DVDs down to MPEG-4 files and loaded it on my iphone using iTunes. I can watch movies while travelling and do almost everything else. The mapping feature is too cool and it has an amazing screen. I am waiting for the email package to be developed. Apple has texted me and has promised automatic updates via wireless when it is ready. It is an amazing machine and once the 3G hits the world, Apple will sell them like crazy. Go to an Apple store and play with one. You will be hooked at first sight. Apple stock will hit $300 per share by summer 2009.

Gotta love that Apple stock I bought back in 1998, based solely on Job's installation as temp CEO... and you gotta love the products also. Keep up the good work Apple!

All around the world, year after year, you will have inflation, financial crisis of sorts and people dying of hunger. Nothing new unless you just happen to crawl from under a rock to read a newspaper for the very first time. At least phones has a practical purpose, why don't you ask why people still buy jewelry? prices of gold, platinum and diamonds are at an all time high.

650 million......that's roughly 10% of the world's population. Over half the world's population has a cellphone....that's over 3.3 billion cellphones worldwide. Can Apple capture 20% of the market....I think so. They currently have 65-78% of the mp3 player market.I wouldn't bet against them in the cellphone market.

It is very diffucult to be a man in a Dog eat dog world. That is precisely why there are none... just a bunch of boys that have yet to figure out how to be men; because thier bodies out grew thier brains! hahaha:)(

There are many problems around the world markets but It is still big world and I think, there is still many people out there with the decent money to buy the iPhone.

There are always going to be termoil in society. You need innovators, like Apple. The iPhone allows people to be more productive at work and in their daily lives. Greatest phone ever!

There doesn't have to be turmoil to create innovation. Turmoil is exists because it entertains people's fictitous belief that they are better than other people.

Shorts are toast!!

We have to understand that iPhone is a fashion either in developed or developing word. It is personal pride for the user.

The world can barely feed its people and they are going to buy iPhones??? Are you kidding? Have you been living in cave for the last 10 years? There will always be poverty no matter how well or bad the economy is doing. Even though we have had this horrible sub-prime mess, the economy is still in good shape. Cell phones have been around for a long time, and smart phones will be here for longer. I know I can wait until my contract is over w/Verizon, in August because I'll be in an AT&T store saying. YES, finally!!! Oh, and my co-worker feels the same way and his contract is over in 1 months. You sound like every other person that has NO clue what they're talking about when they talk about the economy and the stock market. Did you notice gold almost hit $1000 an oz and Oil hitting 128 a barrel. Do you think these commodities hit these prices because no one is buying them? NO, its just the opposite. To much demand, not enough supply. Stop skipping the financial section when you read the paper. Turn on CNBC every once in a while. Maybe, you've learn that US economy along w/the world economy is in very good shape considering the issues we had sub-prime.