9to5mac are not employed by Apple, so they are just speculating.
If this is truly the case, it would be better off to wait at a carrier store, but if you are looking for a 7+ in Jet Black like I am then who knows if they will even get any.
That being said, no one really knows what the supply of Matte or Jet Black will be. I would be surprised to see any Jet Black, but maybe a few Matte Black will be around. Maybe I can try to pry some more info out of the people I know at the Apple Store...I used to work for Apple. I'll chime in here.
1. Apple Stores gets iPhone couple days before launch date sitting in a room with 24/7 guards (not joking).
2. There ARE limited stock (like any other product launching and releasing to the public) but they do get shipments throughout the day and your best luck is be the first 50 in line to guarantee your iPhone if you didn't pre-order.
3. Don't bother calling in the store.
4. If you pre-ordered, there's a SEPARATE line you will still wait for about 5-15 min even though you made reservation to pick up in store so that the traffic of people aren't crazy.
5. Your best bet is to wait at a carrier store over night if you really want one since no one really camps out for that. But good luck!
6. Be safe and have fun.
Cheers!
At this point, I'd rather have Matte Black. I realize how obsessive I am about fingerprints and scratches, so there's no point in buying Jet Black only to put a case on it (clear cases suck. I tried that with Gold already, so I know from experience).they won't tell you quantity...no one knows only except the store leader (the gm of the store). Jet Black is like the whole Gold iPhone again lol. Limited quantity since it's a new production process that Apple did. I went with Matte
I'm with you on the black border thing, it's the only reason I stick with black. Still hoping someday they do the black and gold combo
I used to work for Apple. I'll chime in here.
1. Apple Stores gets iPhone couple days before launch date sitting in a room with 24/7 guards (not joking).
2. There ARE limited stock (like any other product launching and releasing to the public) but they do get shipments throughout the day and your best luck is be the first 50 in line to guarantee your iPhone if you didn't pre-order.
3. Don't bother calling in the store.
4. If you pre-ordered, there's a SEPARATE line you will still wait for about 5-15 min even though you made reservation to pick up in store so that the traffic of people aren't crazy.
5. Your best bet is to wait at a carrier store over night if you really want one since no one really camps out for that. But good luck!
6. Be safe and have fun.
Cheers!
some people could pre-order and set a reservation to pick up the phone at their local store, even if they weren't necessarily part of the IUP
I used to work for Apple. I'll chime in here.
1. Apple Stores gets iPhone couple days before launch date sitting in a room with 24/7 guards (not joking).
2. There ARE limited stock (like any other product launching and releasing to the public) but they do get shipments throughout the day and your best luck is be the first 50 in line to guarantee your iPhone if you didn't pre-order.
3. Don't bother calling in the store.
4. If you pre-ordered, there's a SEPARATE line you will still wait for about 5-15 min even though you made reservation to pick up in store so that the traffic of people aren't crazy.
5. Your best bet is to wait at a carrier store over night if you really want one since no one really camps out for that. But good luck!
6. Be safe and have fun.
Cheers!
I can't speak to your specific store. But I do know I've been able to get the phone I want by showing up on Thursday, and being at/near the front of the line at a few different stores over the years.
Every year, some yahoo makes the same childish generalization just because they want to dump on people for doing what they want to do. It's ok to not wait in line. It's ok to wait in line.
I'm in my late 40's, have a long successful career as a principal software architect, have a large family, engage in trail running and weight lifting daily. I'm probably more fit than you (despite my age) and probably make more money than you. I don't say this to pretend that makes me better than anyone for any reason: we all have our own challenges and priorities that are all valid. I say it simply to point out the ridiculousness of a statement like 'a bunch of sweaty virgins'. I've been at the front of the line for every release since ... maybe all of them? ... and with one exception, each of those years the people up there with me were typically entrepreneurs, engineers, or other successful individuals. And, really, it makes sense: to be waiting in the front of the line for an iPhone means you A) have to have the disposable cash to purchase a premium luxury item and, B) have to have a flexible enough schedule to afford you the time to be out there that long. The intersection between those two sets of people seem to yield a higher percentage of successful folks.
So, while others are sitting on their plump rumps sipping over-sugared water at home, I'll be out socializing, having fun, and enjoying the day with my new toy.
Until Apple says something, it's all speculation. Do you really think they'd have the 'courage' to do a Launch Day with NO walk in stock at all? There's no way. Limited? So what else is new?
They did and they ANNOUNCED that they were going to do it that way. It is Wednesday and they still haven't said anything about no walk in stock. So until they say it, it's just speculation.
I'll be socializing as well from inside my home, outside my home, at a restaurant across the street, get up to go to the bathroom anytime I want, to watch a little TV, talk to my neighbors and wait for the UPS truck to arrive.
Not to mention I'll be able to open the package and set up my phone in a very comfortable area
We all experience launch day in our own different ways.
