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Apple Running Out Of iPhones.
I4U News —
... If you're looking to pick up an iPhone 3GS in the next couple of days, you might have a bit of a wait on your hands. The new iPhone continues to show sales so high that Apple is having trouble keeping it on the shelf . Last year, when the original 3G launched, Apple put up an availability tool to allow prospective customers to see whether or not iPhones were sold out in their area. Now the tool is back to help customers deal with the release of the iPhone 3GS. The availability tool came back Friday, at which point 29 of the 257 Apple stores showed shortages of one iPhone or ...
Apple Reports Limited iPhone Shortages
mocoNews —
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) started reporting limited iPhone shortages on Friday in 29 of its 257 stores across the country, according to IFOAppleStore, a website that closely watches Apple’s retail business (via Fortune).
Shortages are only reported on Apple’s website in times of scarcity. The site, which was last seen in the summer of 2008, shows exactly which versions of the phones are sold out where. As of this weekend, there were shortages in all states, but it seemed that the 16 GB model in white is most affected. To check ...
IPhone 3GS — the S is for “short supply”
GMSV —
... earlier this month, tight inventory looked to be built into the launch plans in the hope that scarcity would add to its cachet. And indeed, there were scattered “sold out” signs and waiting lists as Palm and Sprint moved about 100,000 Pres that first weekend. Apple, on the other hand, is dripping with cachet and has no reason to artificially restrain supply. So you have to figure that if a growing number of Apple stores around the country are already running out of some iPhone 3GS models , the demand for the new phone ...
Apple sees spot shortages of selected iPhone 3GS at Apple Retail Stores across U.S.
MacDailyNews —
... , which appears on Apple’s website in times of scarcity, was last seen in the summer of 2008, when demand for the iPhone 3G was heavy and supplies short." "When it reappeared on Friday, only 29 of Apple’s 257 stores were displaying shortages of any iPhones... By Sunday morning, however, there were red “sold out” lights for selected 3GS models in all but six states. Kentucky’s only store, in Louisville, was completely out of stock," Elmer-DeWitt reports. Full article here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers "Fred Mertz" and "James W." for the heads up.] ...
iPhone 3GS — The S is for “Shortage”
Digital Daily —
... (at right) is showing shortages of various iPhones at Apple stores across the United States. The device is completely sold out in states like Alabama, Delaware and Kentucky, where Apple has a limited retail presence. In others, its availability varies — though there seems to be higher demand for black phones, than white. ...
Where have all the white iPhones gone?
MacBytes.com —
... the 30 of the 41 states in which Apple has stores, as well as in the District of Columbia. It’s available in only one of California’s 45 Apple Stores, 1 of 9 in Massachusetts, 1 of 7 in Illinois, 1 of 6 in Virginia and 1 of 3 New York City. It’s not clear whether demand for the white 16GB model is unusually high, or if Apple just isnât making enough of them. When we last looked at iPhone availability, there were red “sold out” lights for selected models in all but six states (see here ). Today at least one model is out of stock in every state. The only store in Delaware — ...
