“If you move fast, you might be able to snatch one of the last remaining 8 GB iPhones in California. It’s at the Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara. All the other Apple stores in the state — including the company’s flagship outlets in Los Angeles and San Francisco — have run dry of what has turned out to be the most popular version of the device,” Philip Elmer-DeWitt reports for Fortune.
“And California is not alone. There are no 8 GB iPhones to be had in Miami, Boston, Chicago or Denver. The only store in New York City that carries them is the glass cube on Fifth Ave. If that store runs out, New Yorkers will have to drive to Syracuse, Atlantic City or out to the middle of Long Island. Either that or settle for one of the higher-priced 16 GB models, which are still available in most Apple stores,” Elmer-DeWitt reports.
“By Friday night, only 36 of Apple’s 197 U.S. retail outlets still had 8 GB iPhones in stock, down from 46 on Thursday,” Elmer-DeWitt reports.
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “JES42” for the heads up.]
OH NO!
The iPhone has no chance to make a dent in the market.
Other companies have been doing it for years and a pc company just will not walk in and get it right.
Just watch what happens when you care about a product, it use, and throw in some good old fashion innovation.
Waiting for the new next generation iPhone, my contract will be up by then!
“The only store in New York City that carries them is the glass cube on Fifth Ave”
Ahhhh, home sweet home.
How do they deal with us! [MOTO]
Im hoping next version of the iPhone will have a faster processor, some way to cache web pages and other apps so you don’t have to load stuff from scratch from the web, I want offline viewing of content, and more responsive device over all for some tasks.
This is all on purpose. Apple needs to introduce a new camera (5MP) on its iPhones – 2MP really isn’t good enough – and of course to do that it needs a stock refresh. Since when have they ever accidentally run out of stock? A new camera doesn’t require a whole new ceremony, after all (or maybe on “October 14th” it’ll be a sort of aside).
lol Cubert!
why on earth do you want a 5mp camera on a cell phone? the lens is tiny!! yuck
So takes up more room to take pictures, fills up more space, takes barely perceptibly better pictures but they take nearly 3x as long to email to someone.
Please someone tell me why this is a good idea??
Give me a 2mp camera in a touch and I’ll by a newer one.
32gb. And I’m in.
gve me wimax and iChat and I’ll buy 5 more….
Give me a ginormous battery and a laser and I’ll hold the world hostage with my iPhone unless they pay me…
wait for it…
one MILLION dollars! Mwahahahaha…
All this means is that there is more supply than demand. Apple has only just released the 3G phone.
Good news for Apple because the iPhone is a huge hit. Let’s hope that supply can be increased to cope with the Xmas rush.
@ Macintosher:
You realize that MP determines the size of the image, and not the clarity… Right?
Do you want larger images at a lower quality? That’s what you would get by packing a 5MP sensor into the iPhone.
The Mars Rovers (Spirit & Opportunity) have a 1MP camera, but a huge sensor and a good lens. Have you seen the quality of the images that they have returned? Outstanding.
I suggest investigating the MP myth, and reconsider your thoughts…
” Apple needs to introduce a new camera (5MP) on its iPhones – 2MP really isn’t good enough.”
While you’re at it Apple, make the iPhone much bigger. I can’t grasp it with my gumby paws, let alone dial.
just enjoy the one we’ve got people!
Jebus! If you keep waiting and wanting more, well… you’ll never get to know the fabulousness that is iphone!
Just get one and quit making stupid excuses. It is not a camera, it is a computer. Get a cheap cam and be happy. Sheeesh!
Apple needs to introduce a new camera (5MP) on its iPhones – 2MP really isn’t good enough —Macintosher
@MP isn’t good enough because why??? A 2MP image is equivalent to a 1400×1400 pixel image on your computer screen. This isn’t big enough? You were planning to blow your iPhone pics up to poster size?
Adding more megapixels will not improve the quality of iPhone images in the slightest. A higher quality camera would help, but 2 MP is plenty for device’s intended purpose. If you want to play Ansel Adams, knock yourself out and buy a real camera.
The way I look at it, a camera on a phone is a bonus, not something I buy the phone for.
When I want to take high quality photos, I get my high quality dedicated camera out and use it.
Oh, and by the way, my next camera better include a built-in phone, or I’m going to raise holy hell about it!
So does this mean Apple’s starting to let the 8 giggers dry up so that next month it can proclaim the 16GB iPhone 3G as the entry level model. Apple did something similar last year with the original 4GB iPhone.
they’re not actually in short supply, they were being temporarily held back so they could start being shipped with the replacement power adapters.
@ blucaso: I only want a laser if it’s attached to a shark.
Interesting that the store in Santa Clara is the only one with supply in California. It’s the store that is closest to Apple HQ, I believe.
The palisades mall is a hell of a lot closer than Syracuse or even Atlantic City… It’s been a while since I was in NY, but I’m sure that it’s right on the NY/NJ border on the west side of the Hudson.
I’m still coming to terms with the peculiarities of Apple-TV. How the hell am I going to cope with an iPhone, regardless of the Giga-thingies it’s got or whether there’s any stock left in the northern or southern hemispheres?
Can’t someone in America ask Sol T and the three amigos to come home?
(This message may seem cryptic to you Yanks, but we’re in dire straits down here).
Cheers. (No phone, no fun)
We don’t need MPs for the bonus camera, what we need is or should I say what I need is TRUE GPS capabilities. I work for a casino in Atlantic City as a Chueffuer, GPS would be a great addition to the already great phone that it is.
oh and Apple please support “Flash” because half of my mail I can not open.
Flash is going the way of the floppy disc. It is a resource hog and pretty much useless. You just don’t know it yet
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