Really? About how many people?
I might just come over there if it's not too bad or just go to my local AT&T store like I plan (at 3). It'll be a little less mainstreamed then the Apple stores lol. Especially in my neighborhood.
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U.S. Online Apple Stores Go Down Ahead of iPhone 5s Launch
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Really? About how many people?
I might just come over there if it's not too bad or just go to my local AT&T store like I plan (at 3). It'll be a little less mainstreamed then the Apple stores lol. Especially in my neighborhood.
I have a sneaking suspicion that apple is doing this on purpose...
want an iphone? too bad we only have the 5c in stock.
makes sense, it give them the most profit.
want an iphone? too bad we only have the 5c in stock.
makes sense, it give them the most profit.
Solomani
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You lie. There is certainly a purple pill (in between red pill and blue pill).... I can tell you it works.
I wouldn't trust the down-played line lengths. There was still a 50-100 person line at Sydney George St store when I walked by at lunch!
duffman9000
macrumors 68020
Thank you for bringing me back to reality. Evidently I'm sleep deprived at the moment and wasn't thinking logically.
Yes my local AT&T store will do then. I'm heading out at 3. I'll keep you guys posted.
i work a block away from there, and when i left around 9pm, the line was from the front of the store to just around the first corner. compared to how it used to be just a year or two ago, where it would cover most of the block and also in the quad outside fao schwarz.. this is definitely a significantly smaller line. probably about 20-30 people.. but that quad is always filled with tourists, so hard to tell which are really there waiting.
mrxak
macrumors 68000
I still think the 5s will sell better than the 5 (and the 5c will sell better than both), but I have to admit, I'm okay with long ship times this year. It may be because I'm upgrading from a 2-year old iPhone instead of a 3-year old iPhone, or simply a testament to how well the 4S has stood up over the years, but I'm really in no rush. Still, the 5s is a remarkable piece of technology and I'll be staying up tonight as long as it takes to get my order in online.
haha.. i've pretty much avoided the haswell rmbp mega waiting thread after last week, and i've pretty much told myself not to expect it til end of october.
mrxak
macrumors 68000
I assume that for major launch days they use different servers capable of handling a greater load, with various load-balancing servers between the internet and those servers. That can take a while to switch over. It also probably saves some bandwidth costs to serve up a store down notice as people spam reload in the hour leading up to launch over the usual page.
garylapointe
macrumors 68000
They could have just as easily waited a month to release the 5s. Many wouldn't have waited...
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ck2875
macrumors 65816
elgrecomac
macrumors 65816
Cook said he was 'doubling down on security" but not on-line product ordering.
Welcome to 2005!🙄
P.S. On that security comment, given all of the leaks and non-surprises on this product announcement, I guess TC should have told the dealer he would 'stand' rather than 'doubling down'. 😱
Nicky G
macrumors 65816
What does this all mean!?!?
"An Apple employee just came out and asked everyone in line which color, carrier, and size they desired. After getting to the third person, there are no more gold/white or silver/white in any size for any carrier."
This comment does not make any sense... This would mean they only received 6 units and those 3 people in the front of the line accurately requested their exact stock (size/color/carrier) and used their 2 devices per person limit. Im not sure I am clear with this quote from RiderXTC...😕
"An Apple employee just came out and asked everyone in line which color, carrier, and size they desired. After getting to the third person, there are no more gold/white or silver/white in any size for any carrier."
This comment does not make any sense... This would mean they only received 6 units and those 3 people in the front of the line accurately requested their exact stock (size/color/carrier) and used their 2 devices per person limit. Im not sure I am clear with this quote from RiderXTC...😕
If only. I have class tomorrow. And at the moment, I'm skipping the 5s. But that may change!
