9to5mac claims that Apple will reach approximately 5 million in iPhone sales by Macworld San Francisco in January 2008 which would bring them half way to their goal of 10 million iPhones sold by the end of 2008.
No. Apple said they’d sell 10 million iPhones in 2008, “our first full year in the market”. Not that they’d have sold 10 million iPhones by the end of it. Even if you would interpret this to mean Apple’s fiscal 2008 which started in October, the wording in MacRumors’ article doesn’t support this - “reach” implies total units sold ever.
Oh, and as for Think SettlementSecret? There’s no involuntary censorship going on - Apple realized that they might not have a strong chance of winning the suit and sat down to negotiate (if they thought they had a reasonable chance of winning, they wouldn’t negotiate, or at least demand sources). Nick decided to call it a day, cash out and flash a winning grin and mention how the deal didn’t outright suck to any inquiries, and I don’t blame him. It’s a good deal for him but not for Apple - Think Secret’s accuracy/temporary dip in lunacy peaked around the time the lawsuit was initiated.