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iPhone 5s Inventory Said to Be 'Severely Constrained' at Launch
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hmmm... I eventually decided to skip out on this one... but now I might buy one anyway.. then get rid of it the next day to some desperate schmuck for twice the price 
My wife is at a hospital right now, about to give birth to our first child.
I feel so bad that I can't be with her right now as I've joined the line at the Apple store Fifth Avenue. So stoked!
I feel so bad that I can't be with her right now as I've joined the line at the Apple store Fifth Avenue. So stoked!
I had the opposite happen: at AT&T looking for a 4S during launch week, I tried to reserve a 32GB and they told me they could give me a 16GB white on the spot. I took it. I can't remember another time a salesperson tried to downsell me.
I really wish I had the other 16GB to play with, however.
Going as far as to make it "severly constrained"? I don't really think so, unless they think it'll bomb completely... Especially surprising since 5s is actually a pretty big step forward in terms of various features, compared to the 4 vs 4s. The iPhone 5 must have been a much trickier design at start.
I can't imagine the camera sensor making such a difference in assembly, so maybe I'm simply underestimating the added complexity from the fingerprint sensor, or maybe it's from the redesigned logic board. *shrug*
Nope. That would've been the talk of every tech blog. I can see it now, all the negativity. The update so small, yet they can't produce them still in time for launch. I'm going to have to try for the silver 16GB Verizon first then follow up with the black (space gray) 32 (or 64 haven't decided) GB Verizon next on Apple's website.
Just looking at your signature, it's clear you are a power user. But I'd stop far short of calling the 5C crap.
My younger siblings and both my parents are far from power users. The innards of the 5, and thus the 5C, are more than adequate for the casual user. It's also $100 cheaper on contract. So for them, it's a great buy.
To say the 5C is crap is going far too negative on it. Benchmarks and raw processing don't matter to most the world.
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My thought exactly. In the same boat.
And I swear that just because someone makes an incorrect statement or doesn't think the 5S is incredible (not my opinion - just commenting) doesn't make them plants of the competition.
Wishful thinking, straw man statement or whatever. You could have easily gotten your point across without resorting to tin foil hat conspiracy.
And for the record - I agree with the first part of your post. The 5C is a pretty significant update to the 5. Whether or not those updates are valuable to any particular end user is for them to decide.
After driving all over town, unsuccessfully trying to find an iPad 2 during launch week, I vowed to never again get caught up in an Apple new-product-launch frenzy. I wait until a new product is widely available (and perhaps has some bugs worked out), and, once I have it, it doesn't bother me that I didn't have it for the previous two months or so. My life is much more serene now.
yep....best way to create a huge buzz....leak reports that supplies will be limited. This creates a media buzz....more people scrambling to get one and the illusion of demand.
