Thursday, July 05, 2007
Want an iPhone? Move to Pittsburgh
According to information provided on Apple's website, all but two of Apple's one hundred-plus retail stores in the United States were sold out of iPhones by the end of the business day on the Fourth of July. Apple Stores in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Tigard, Oregon are reporting that they closed out the day with iPhones still in stock, but the rest of the nation will apparently have to do without Ð at least until Apple's next iPhone shipments arrive at the stores.
Fear not, however, as various iProng readers have reported witnessing iPhone shipments arriving at Apple Stores as often as multiple times per day, meaning that by the morning of July fifth, some of all of the nation's Apple Stores may once again have iPhones for sale. But overwhelming demand may finally be catching up with Apple's apparently voluminous initial supply, as earlier this week more than half of Apple's Stores were still showing iPhones in stock at the end of each day.
iPhone fans may not have much more luck by seeking the object of their desire elsewhere. Apple's online store shows a two to four week wait for both the four and eight gigabyte iPhone models, while AT&T has informed Bloomberg that as of July third, "just a handful" of AT&T Stores still have the iPhone in stock.
While some pundits may be tempted to lump the apparent iPhone shortage in with recent product shortages in the video gaming market, analysts are estimating that between 500,000 and 700,000 iPhones were sold in the first weekend alone, suggesting that the current shortages are simply a result of unprecedented customer demand.
iPhone fans lucky enough to get their hands on one can find hands-on reviews of iPhone cases and other accessories in iProng's searchable sortable Reviews Database.
According to information provided on Apple's website, all but two of Apple's one hundred-plus retail stores in the United States were sold out of iPhones by the end of the business day on the Fourth of July. Apple Stores in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Tigard, Oregon are reporting that they closed out the day with iPhones still in stock, but the rest of the nation will apparently have to do without Ð at least until Apple's next iPhone shipments arrive at the stores.
Fear not, however, as various iProng readers have reported witnessing iPhone shipments arriving at Apple Stores as often as multiple times per day, meaning that by the morning of July fifth, some of all of the nation's Apple Stores may once again have iPhones for sale. But overwhelming demand may finally be catching up with Apple's apparently voluminous initial supply, as earlier this week more than half of Apple's Stores were still showing iPhones in stock at the end of each day.
iPhone fans may not have much more luck by seeking the object of their desire elsewhere. Apple's online store shows a two to four week wait for both the four and eight gigabyte iPhone models, while AT&T has informed Bloomberg that as of July third, "just a handful" of AT&T Stores still have the iPhone in stock.
While some pundits may be tempted to lump the apparent iPhone shortage in with recent product shortages in the video gaming market, analysts are estimating that between 500,000 and 700,000 iPhones were sold in the first weekend alone, suggesting that the current shortages are simply a result of unprecedented customer demand.
iPhone fans lucky enough to get their hands on one can find hands-on reviews of iPhone cases and other accessories in iProng's searchable sortable Reviews Database.
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