As with anything else, the proof will be in the numbers. How well did the Droid sell its first weekend out? Bloomberg reports that analysts are estimating that 100,000 units went out the door.
According to the report, that means that about half of the 200,000 phones that Verizon stocked in its stores and authorized retailers were sold over the weekend. That's a solid launch, and certainly nothing to scoff at, but it certainly can't compete with the 1 million plus sales weekends for both the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS.
The last phone dubbed a potential iPhone-killer -- the Palm Pre -- sold between 45,000 and 100,000 units in its first weekend of release.
It will be interesting to see how the Droid continues to sell in the coming weeks -- especially with the holiday shopping season just starting to take off.
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