UK supply to be limited?

[Igantius]

Coupled with what Igantius states above, one could interpret this in a few ways. Either CPW and O2 are limiting supply so that they aren't left with surplus iPhones like the last time, or Apple are limiting supply because they are miffed that the UK is the unlocking capital of the world according to ElectricPig! If I remember correctly, Apple were revenue sharing so this could account for why Apple would be miffed especially if they only got income from only 15% of the iPhones sold after April.

Interesting...

Unless there’s a great master plan and the companies are telling (quite high up) staff wrong information, they haven’t got anything like the stock from Apple as they wanted.

I don’t buy the ElectricPig story – basically it looks as if they’ve got round the unlocking problem, so why punish O2/CW retrospectively? If stocks were flowing, Apple would be a big beneficiary. When I mentioned this story to a few people, they just laughed – one thought I had made it up or misunderstood.

Why the stocks are limited, I would love to know! I wonder whether it’s because Apple feels it’s more important for some countries (e.g. the new markets) to have a plentiful stock than others.

Thing is, if the Apple "punching" Rogers thing is true, then the same can be said to O2 because O2 is screwing the customers by holding (back) onto the PAYG option. And Apple is diverting stocks to else where due to that fact because demand will dramatically lower then if the PAYG was to be available with launch.

edited typo.

Nope – that’s a backwards idea.

The lack of PAYG is because of the lack of stock – not vice versa. Before the number of units was known, people I know within the companies reckoned there would be PAYG… a week later, they said not a hope in hell.

 

[tiggery2k3]

You are right, this is not credible.

If Apple did this, the amount of revenue they would lose in the first 90 days of iPhone 3G going on sale
would be unprecedented.

We all know how well V1 sold both in the US and UK last year.
This years model is set to fly off the shelve.

In my eyes, Apple chose to add a white option to 16GB model line, as an incensive to choose the 16GB model over the 8GB.
If this was indeed the marketing decision, they are hardly not going to ship the white model to the UK.

I call absolutely 'INSANE' on this rumor.
And if it's true .. well .. there goes my entire faith in the future of Apple Inc.

R-Fly

This seems to be the best logic I've heard on the subject of White iPhones and 16gigs. God hope your right razor

 

[pauld]

I've been told a grand total of 5 16GB iPhones at my local East London O2 store on Friday. Yikes.

 

[dog299]

I've been told a grand total of 5 16GB iPhones at my local East London O2 store on Friday. Yikes.

wow that is worrying.

I think no one knows as i just phoned a store on Oxford st and they said they will have 'loads' not sure of what type though maybe just the 8gig?

I seem to remember being told this last November and yet most people got what they wanted.

 

[twynne]

I've been told a grand total of 5 16GB iPhones at my local East London O2 store on Friday. Yikes.

That *is* worrying - which store if you don't mind saying (and I understand if you don't!)

 

[The Phazer]

Directly from the email I have had from Matthew Key at O2's office this afternoon -

"The iPhone 3G is currently only available in the UK in black. If a white variant becomes available in the future, it will be featured on our website."

Phazer

 

[phalewhale]

The lack of PAYG is because of the lack of stock – not vice versa. Before the number of units was known, people I know within the companies reckoned there would be PAYG… a week later, they said not a hope in hell.

OK then, so am I right in thinking that O2 are planning to have shortages of stock until Xmas as is being suggested, and as I've been told countless times from O2 reps?