there's always a chance it's not true. but it's better to plan as if it is true.This is unsettling. I hope there's a chance it's not true. I really wish I knew about how many the carrier stores will get.
there's always a chance it's not true. but it's better to plan as if it is true.This is unsettling. I hope there's a chance it's not true. I really wish I knew about how many the carrier stores will get.
I'm willing to bet that it is true and the main reason for not releasing it for pre-order like they did with the 5C.
I'm willing to bet that it is true and the main reason for not releasing it for pre-order like they did with the 5C.
Yeah... I kind of suspected that was the case, too.
I will be amazed if these phones are plentiful.
I expect it to be in limited supply for many reasons:
a) the marketing push is behind the 5C as it's easier to make
b) new components in the 5S might have yield issues
c) no pre-orders of 5S is a worrying sign
d) there are just more places selling it now. T-Mobile is a new carrier in the US since the 5 launched and there are a lot more stores carrying it from Day 1
e) more launch countries, particularly China
Personally, I'm going to be online as early as I can as I think that's the best chance. If they're sold out there by 3:30am Eastern, it's probably not worth going to join the line at the store.
It's a far cry from the original launch in 2007. I went to the local Apple store at about 9pm once all the fuss had died down just to see the demo models and find out what it was all about. They still had stock and I walked out with two..!
The only reason it still might be OK is that a lot of people seem uninterested that there's enough here to warrant an upgrade. I am not in that camp, but there are a fair amount.
Then, you have to wonder how many people will actually take the day(s) off to camp out.
listen, Apple would not allow it for in store pick up only if they had very limited numbers. There's no way they'd allow people to wait in line for hours only to run out of supply within a few hours, you know how many people would be pissed off? That only hurts Apple and their reputation -- maybe 3rd party retailers will have low stock (like VZW and ATT stores), but I have to assume Apple stores will be stocked to the hills.
Does your 4s or 5 suddenly not function because a new iPhone was announced?
Right. I just hope I don't do all that just to find out they have 2 of each model (or something like that) and then know my sure thing is gone for good (ordering online).
Is this your plan?
Just a few days away and it's just a personal feeling, but I have a bad feeling about the actual stock that will be available of the 5S. At first, I took the lack of pre-orders as a sign that apple will have ample stock for th launch, but I'm starting to switch sides. What is your personal guess about the stock at launch day?
Id say ship times budge about 6 hours in with online orders.