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By: The iPhone 3G Launch! | OnlyGizmos

The iPhone 3G Launch! | OnlyGizmos — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:56:05 +0000

[...] stores and later the Apple Stores then turned back customers apparently due to stock issues. Though TechCrunch suspected that the iPhone shortage might have been fake, here is the complete picture at [...]

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By: Monopoly Mac - iPhone Shortage

Monopoly Mac - iPhone Shortage — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:01:42 +0000

[...] According to TechCruch, they have a first hand account of what some customers heard while waiting in line at an AT&T store to purchase the iPhone, only to realize the store had a limited supply. The manager got up in front of everybody and asked who was here for an iPhone. He then went on to explain that the store was only able to take orders for iPhones that would be delivered to the store in the next 5-7 days. They would take our money and when the iPhones came in we would get a call to come in and pick them up. If they were not picked up in a week, they would be shipped back and the charges reversed. He also said — and this was the kicker – that he had more iPhones in stock but he could not start selling them until Saturday morning due to his contract with Apple! And those would be on a first come, first served basis [...]

By: La semacna (12-18/07/2008) » Gum Valencia

La semacna (12-18/07/2008) » Gum Valencia — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:33:14 +0000

[...] los RSS para empezar el resumen semacnal y lo primero que me llama la atención es que TechCrunch habla de un hipotético plan de Apple para obtener mayor ruido en el lanzamiento de iPhone 3G, forzar las roturas de stock en las tiendas para que el éxito del lanzamiento parezca mayor. [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:21:51 +0000

Actually, Apple sells a superior computer, so I’m willing to spend more. Ask anyone who does more with their computers than surf teh web or create Excel documents and they’ll agree.
The cool factor is secondary to having a computer that I wont have to replace in a year or two.

1 Windows Laptop @ $1000 / 2 years = $500 per year.
1 MacBook @ $2800 /6 years = $467 per year.

Dont kid yourself – they ALL want your money. This is America after all. It’s your job to spend your money wisely.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:09:54 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. People will be treated like sheep by corporate entities as long as people allow themselves to be treated like that. Crowds of sweaty people stading in line for a product that’s “sold out” (read: suspicious) might be the hype that helps apple compete with MS for mind-share, but for people who have already bought into the apple message, it’s just annoying. Why couldn’t we pre-order? That would have given apple some real word sales projections AND done their already loyal customer base a solid.

By: Simply Gadgets » Blog Archive » Apple Sells One Million 3G iPhones First Weekend. Ten Million iPhone Apps Downloaded.

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:59:31 +0000

[...] a few hiccups and stores running out of inventory, Apple was able to sell one million 3G iPhones worldwide across 21 countries its first three days [...]

By: Apple Sells One Million 3G iPhones First Weekend. Ten Million iPhone Apps Downloaded. | Elfarra.net

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:44:27 +0000

[...] a few hiccups and stores running out of inventory, Apple was able to sell one million 3G iPhones worldwide across 21 countries its first three days [...]

By: Technology Blog » Blog Archive » Apple Sells One Million 3G iPhones First Weekend. Ten Million iPhone Apps Downloaded.

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:19:12 +0000

[...] a few hiccups and stores running out of inventory, Apple was able to sell one million 3G iPhones worldwide across 21 countries its first three days [...]

By: Apple Sells One Million 3G iPhones First Weekend « Angellamorv’s Weblog

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:29:07 +0000

[...] a few hiccups and stores running out of inventory, Apple was able to sell one million 3G iPhones worldwide across 21 countries its first three days [...]

By: WIRELESS « Daily Marauder

WIRELESS « Daily Marauder — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:20:46 +0000

[...] a few hiccups and stores running out of inventory, Apple was able to sell one million 3G iPhones class=”snap_preview_icon”> worldwide [...]

By: earl

earl — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:48:06 +0000

I hear apple and ATT are offering $100 refund if they dont get your phone in 36 business hours after you purchase one.

By: billy

billy — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:13:23 +0000

i went to my local att store on friday around 6pm. the guy said they were sold out, but they would have more tomorrow. I asked what time is the shipment? he said they open at 8am and it’s first come first served. I replied “what if you don’t get the shipment by 8am”…he said they will have them for the store opening.

led me to believe that they had them in stock and were told to only sell a certain amount.

By: Apple Sells One Million 3G iPhones First Weekend. Ten Million iPhone Apps Downloaded.

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:58:02 +0000

[...] a few hiccups and stores running out of inventory, Apple was able to sell one million 3G iPhones worldwide across 21 countries its first three days [...]

By: Apple Sells One Million 3G iPhones First Weekend. Ten Million iPhone Apps Downloaded.

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:58:02 +0000

[...] a few hiccups and stores running out of inventory, Apple was able to sell one million 3G iPhones worldwide across 21 countries its first three days [...]

By: Jason The Saj

Jason The Saj — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:53:48 +0000

This launch was handled poorly, at least at AT&T stores. As for Apple stores, there are none near by.

The management of the local AT&T store !@#$% sucked. At 8pm we had about 40 people in line. They had us all fill out paperwork, asked what model we wanted, etc. Around 9:30 they announce that they are out of iPhones. About 15 people walked out of the store total. There was one woman with a number of little kids in tow that I think must have walked out with 4 of them.

Basically, the local AT&T store only got 30 phones. But they tried to play up that they had more only to bait’n’switch to have us order them to be drop shipped. And while this was the closer store to me. There is one I pass by closer on the way to & from work. Which I’d rather have drop ship. Later went there and they were not drop shipping anymore.

Frankly…. AT&T and Apple both blow chunks on this one. Apple fan boys, go stare at a mirror please. For the rest of us normal human beings, while we like good products we disliked being jerked around and played with.

By: iPhone, iPhone, iPhone - Netzlogbuch

iPhone, iPhone, iPhone - Netzlogbuch — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:29:20 +0000

[...] In USA gibt es gar nicht genug – wird die Versorgung künstlich limitiert? [...]

By: Some Guy

Some Guy — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:31 +0000

I am absolutely convinced that Mark (and the manager) are accurate and these are fake sellouts designed to keep the hype alive. It seemed incredibly obvious to me yesterday afternoon when I went past *two* AT&T stores in the Los Angeles area with nice, pre-printed “Sold Out” signs in the windows. Those really brought it home.

By: Atlanta Dave

Atlanta Dave — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:56:49 +0000

My wife went into an AT&T store Friday because she had spilled water on her old iPhone and she could no longer use the bottom row of dial keys on her screen. She was told that the store was out of phones but would have more to sell Saturday morning at 9:00. She then asked when the next shipment was due in (since it was already late afternoon), and the person declined to answer the question.

If it weren’t for the fact that her phone was damaged, we really wouldn’t care, but the business practices of Apple/AT&T really have to be called into question here.

BTW, the AT&T store said that their “direct fulfillment” option (pay now, get a phone when the store feels like giving you one) would not guarantee a phone within a specific time frame, e.g., 10 days. You’d basically get one when you got one.

By: Reader

Reader — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:30:39 +0000

“Making people wait for hours in line before telling them they won’t be able to buy a phone is the “lifestyle” that Apple is selling?”

LOL. Yes. It’s called exclusivity. Take a marketing course.

Too funny.

By: Loyal reader

Loyal reader — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:34:14 +0000

Steve Jobs knows how to make appletards desperate.

By: gavroche

gavroche — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:07:35 +0000

I wouldn’t doubt it for a minute. Steve Jobs is a sneaky son of a gun.

By: Kevin Sweeney

Kevin Sweeney — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:59:56 +0000

We’ve also had artificial demand being created here in the UK. This, I think, was done to avoid the embarrassment of the empty stores and apparent disinterest that we saw last time.

We also had a ‘computer glitch’ that protracted purchases and conveniently held buyers in the shops for longer.

Clever stuff, from a marketing perspective, but woefully dishonest.

By: robzand

robzand — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:48:50 +0000

i was at an att store yesterday and got a phone but no att employee could answer the question many people were asking regarding how many phones they had in stock and whether waiting in line would be fruitful. instead they kept saying the system would tell them when they were out. which made no sense if they were talking about physical inventory, but if there was a cap it now makes sense

By: The iPhone 3G Launch! - OnlyGizmos

The iPhone 3G Launch! - OnlyGizmos — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:51:22 +0000