By Patrick Avenell
Anticipation for the next Apple iPhone (henceforth: 'iPhone 5') is so great among fanboys that corporate bookmakers are now offering the hipster elites the chance to win the money to pay for their next must-have iDevice.
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Bookmaker Sportsbet sent Current.com.au the following markets on the iPhone 5:
When will the iPhone 5 be released?
$2.75 August
$3.25 September
$2.80 October
$7.00 November
$10.00 December
$8.00 January or Later
Will Australia get the iPhone 5 before anywhere else?
$1.10 Yes
$6.00 No
First operator to take online pre-orders?
$2.10 Optus
$2.20 Telstra
$3.50 Vodafone
iPhone 5 first day international sales
$9.00 Under 1 Million
$5.50 1,000,000 – 1,200,000
$3.80 1,200,001 – 1,400,000
$3.25 1,400,001 – 1,600,000
$4.00 1,600,001 – 1,800,000
$6.00 1,800,001 – 2,000,000
$8.00 Over 2 Million
Safe in the knowledge that the camel coats are always right, the Apple iPhone 5 will be available to order in August on Optus before the rest of world and it will sell around 1.5 million units on the first day.