More iPhone Math By Tero Kuittinen About this article: Stunningly weak iPhone activation numbers from Germany's T-Mobile casts further doubt on iPhone's prospects in Europe in 2008. Rapid arrival of the 3G version with improved camera specs and possible GPS is now vitally important if Apple wants to get a real toehold in Europe. Icy Europe A couple of months ago, there was feverish speculation about whether the British operator O2 might get 400,000 iPhone subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2007. In the end, it took until January 2008 before O2 announced 200,000 iPhone activations. After the French operator Orange announced it had only sold 70,000 iPhones by Jan. 10, estimates for European iPhone sales for the fourth quarter 2007 started moving to the 350,000-400,000 range Over the weekend, Germany's T-Mobile dropped a bombshell -- it has amassed only 70,000 iPhone subscribers in the 11 weeks the phone has been available. Could there be a... Or, call us at 1-866-321-TSCM (8726) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET. Outside the U.S. and in Canada, call 1-212-321-5200. More Stories From RealMoney Durable Goods Up Move Down the Tech Food Chain Jobless Claims Still High Bulls' Tenacity Is the Big Question Mark Should You Buy It? Pharmaceutical Product Development Bad News Trumps All Support for Banks Holds, For Now Bummer, Yields Are on the Rise Money on the Line Makes a Big Difference Structured Products: Unsafe at Any Price MORE STORIES FROM REALMONEY

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