500,000 iPhones sold over the weekend

Good news, everybody! Now you have to make sure your site works on another platform!<p>But seriously, that really is good news. There are half a million people in the US who are excited enough about good new technology to throw down some serious cash as soon as it comes out.<p>Plus they all have the first phone with desktop-grade web browsing capability on a great browser. They can be the core of the next great mobile app, which doesn't need any carrier approval. Did I mention what a great demographic this is for advertisers?<p>This is awesome.

Most people are lucky to innovate once in a lifetime. Steve-o has done it over and over again.<p>- original apple<p>- macintosh<p>- iPod / iTunes<p>- os x mac<p>- Pixar<p>- iPhone<p>A big piece of innovation is knowing what people to trust, and he's definitely been a good picker.

So Apple just made $0.25-0.3 billion in three days... not too shabby, I would say.

I do wonder what the revshare AT&T - Apple might be. What percentage of the total $2040 price is Apple getting?

I can't wrap my head around the price. I'd seriously rather blow 600 dollars on a bottle of wine. At least it would be a <i>real</i> status symbol.