Analyst estimates 100,000 DROID smartphones sold in first weekend

Published by Tech Pundit | Filed under Gadgets & Tech, Google, iPhone, smartphone | November 10th, 2009

The lines may have been subdued , but one way or another, it sounds as if Motorola managed to sell quite a few DROID s over the weekend. According to analyst Mark McKechnie at Broadpoint AmTech, the outfit managed to move around 100,000 of ‘em during the opening weekend, with most stores moving at least half of their original shipments. He also estimated that Moto would sell one million Android-based phones in Q4 2009 alone (which includes the CLIQ , obviously), and that he viewed the first few days as “encouraging.” It’s been a long, long while since we’ve been able to say this, but hey — nice job, Motorola

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Analyst estimates 100,000 DROID smartphones sold in first weekend