Apple sells 1.7 million iPhone 4s in first three days

Apple Inc. said Monday that it sold more than 1.7 million of its new iPhones in its first three days, shattering the previous record for sales of the popular smart phone.

Sales of the iPhone 4 beat demand for last year's iPhone 3GS, which sold 1 million in the same time period.

"This is the most successful product launch in Apple's history," Chief Executive Steve Jobs said in a statement. "Even so, we apologize to those customers who were turned away because we did not have enough supply."

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