Verizon May Have Just Told The World Apple Is Going To Have Jaw-Dropping Quarter

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San Francisco Chronicle
We have ~30 hours until Apple tells us how many iPhones it sold during the holiday quarter. Until then, we're left to guess. Right now, the Street's consensus is around 48 million units.

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Verizon Customers Snap Up 6.2 Million iPhones
PC Magazine
Verizon customers rushed to pick up Apple's latest smartphone last year, with the wireless carrier activating more than 6 million new iPhones during the fourth quarter.