In technology, especially gadgets, there are always at least two sides to the “will it succeed?” argument. If the subject is Apple, the sides move from smoldering embers to raging inferno in short order.

According to BusinessWeek in an article from June 7th, Wall Street is falling all over itself in predicting that Apple will sell 10 million iPhones by the end of 2008. If that growth becomes reality, Apple will need to have a large stash of devices available for consumers who historically do not want to wait for the “Great Thing”. It has been reported, but not confirmed by apple, that there are 3 million iPhones ready to ship for the first market assault.

Now, those numbers should turn the trick unless the pundits in the “its going to crash in flames” camp are correct. They assert that the keyboard is less that easy to use, that the iPhone is not as user friendly as claimed, which they point out is supported by Apple’s un-willingness to provide devices to reviewers. The thinking in this camp says that twenty percent of the initial iPhone purchase will be returned.