IPhone Launches in Saudi Arabia, UAE
Tue, Feb 24th, 2009 |
Monday marked day one of iPhone sales in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
By most accounts it was a pretty resounding success--Ali S. Al-Dakhee, Mobily's Youth Segment Manager told the Saudi Gazette: "In just a few hours of launch the number of walk-in customers and those who applied online reached 25,000."
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