1.5 Million T-Mobile HTC G1s Have Been Pre-sold??

[VGPOP]

First report of "not buying" the 1.5 million units sold.

Don't Buy The G1 Sales Figures


If you've been on any tech site today or this weekend, you've undoubtedly seen multiple reports that the first Android-powered phone from T-Mobile has sold 1.5 million preorder units. This sounds like an amazing feat and quite frankly, I'm not buying it.

So, we know that T-Mobile did sell out of their preorder allotment and re-upped, but the carrier never said how many units that entailed. As far as I can tell, the 1.5 million figure is made up, or uses tortured math that simplifies previous sales estimates.

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/...uy_the_g1.html

[VGPOP]

T-Mobile cannot confirm 1.5M pre-orders of Android G1 phone

While stopping short of confirming rumors of 1.5 million pre-orders, T-Mobile told BetaNews today that pre-sale demand for its G1 is "robust," and that the first Android device will, in fact, be available on Oct. 22.
In a statement to BetaNews this morning, T-Mobile finally lifted its veil of silence on reports that customers have pre-ordered 1.5 million G1 phones. Although neither confirming nor denying rumors flying around since Friday, a T-Mobile spokesperson said that the industry's first Android device is "one of the most highly anticipated phones of the year," that demand "continues to be robust," and that the phone will be available on Oct. 22 for customers "to be able to experience."

http://www.betanews.com/article/TMob...one/1223996083

[Cuda]

One important thing to keep in mind guys, these numbers include sales of phones to indirect dealers. I'm sure that represents a significant portion of these phones.

[felixHcat]

To be honest, I don't buy it either.

I did, however, find it interesting how what was just simply rumor quickly became "fact" once exposed to the blogosphere...