That was my first thought too, that Apple was trying to curve the "out of stock nobody can get one" narrative of the last couple launches.
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Why 2 week Pre-Order?
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That was my first thought too, that Apple was trying to curve the "out of stock nobody can get one" narrative of the last couple launches.
well it sure made it easier on me! we went shopping Friday night (that way I wasn't sitting around stressing about the preorder coming up!) got home and had a bit of time to read on here... then it was time to preorder!
on work nights I have to go to bed.... get back up just before midnight... then I have a hard time falling back asleep (last phone and watch because I was pissed I missed release day deliver even though I ordered MINUTES into each preorder... but I digress!)
ya.... i'm hoping ALL future preorders are as easy as this one and are on Friday night/Saturday!
ya.... even though bad publicity is still publicity.... they really heard it with the last couple of launches (and especially the watch!)
Apple was asked directly about this and declined comment. That's kinda like taking the Fifth.
Evidence from a French carrier that the original date was 9/11.
Well here in the USA, that's proof that originally, they were going on sale on November 9th.
We also still refuse to go on the metric system so....
seems to me that Apple wanted more phones shipped on launch day instead of have the shipping dates slip by one week two hours after pre-ordered started. IMHO
It's likely that they forecasted higher demand for the Plus this time around, and with the production issues news hitting today, they knew they needed a little more room to push out phones on launch day.
That said, who cares? We've all waited at least a year for these models to come out...what's an additional week?
That said, who cares? We've all waited at least a year for these models to come out...what's an additional week?
What would really be awesome is if the extra week has more phone being shipped/delivered before Sept 25th
Having MORE TOTAL phones on launch day seems to make sense why there is a two week gap. But remember, they would have still been making iPhones in China 24/7 regardless of when preorders went live, so the TOTAL number of phones wouldn't be affected. Example, if Apple's China factories can produce 1,000,000 units a week, two weeks between preorders and delivery isn't going to make this number magically 2,000,000 units a week.
It would seem it's more about seeing what models specifically have the highest demand, including which carrier has the highest demand, and balancing the production to help make sure there is a balanced supply for everyone selling the phones.
It would seem it's more about seeing what models specifically have the highest demand, including which carrier has the highest demand, and balancing the production to help make sure there is a balanced supply for everyone selling the phones.
The only thing for why I see why it was 12th of September launch is Friday was the 11th .... 9/11
Simple: Apple wanted to push the release as as far back and as close to the Apple Music trial expiration as possible so that people in the midst of furor, excitement, and anticipation forgot to cancel the trial.