From the Wall St Journal: Apple Inc. on Friday faced its first test since the death of co-founder Steve Jobs as it began accepting pre-orders for its latest iPhone.
Apple and wireless carriers in the U.S. and a half-dozen other countries began taking Internet and telephone orders for the iPhone 4S in the pre-dawn hours. AT&T Inc. said it had "more than 200,000 preorders in the first 12 hours alone" making the iPhone 4S "the most successful iPhone launch we've ever had."
A Verizon Wireless spokesman said "our systems were humming very strongly since 3 a.m.," and that executives were "pleased with the sales and the ordering process."
Reaction to the 4S is critical for Apple, because it is an indication of whether the company can continue to generate desire for its devices. Smartphones are Apple's single-largest product category by revenue….
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