Apple has sold 5 million iPhones in six months

When Steve Jobs launched the iPhone in June, he said the goal for Apple was to sell 10 million iPhones by the end of 2008. The company announced it's already sold 5 million phones. With a potential Asia and Canada launch, it may meet its goal quickly.

According to 9 to 5 Mac, an Apple rumor site, Apple will announce their sales figure of 5 million iPhones sold very soon. When the iPhone was launched in June, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said they had plans to sell more than 10 million iPhones by the end of next year. Everybody thought that figure was unattainable, but now it seems quite in reach. Apple has launched iPhones in the U.S., Germany, England and France so far, and reports indicate it will soon launch in Canada, China and Japan (although Apple is not commenting officially). If Apple launches the iPhone in these countries soon, the company could even surpass the 50 million sales mark according to Wall Street. Steve Jobs may announce this sales number at the Macworld conference next month. With profits from iPhone hardware, music and videos sales, and now revenue sharing with phone companies, Apple is doing very well. The iPhone could easily be the most profitable product for Apple for years to come.