The iPhone 3G launch frenzy is over, but not because the public’s fascination with the device has worn thin. It’s over because the iPhone 3G is out of stock at 117 of Apple’s (AAPL) 188 retail stores. After just five days on the market, Apple’s iPhone 3G is sold out in 20 states. So if you haven’t yet purchased one, but are hoping to, you may have to wait a bit longer. New shipments are expected to arrive at Apple Stores most days. No telling how long they’ll last, though.
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Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.
12:58 AM: Breakfast: Two schools of fish from Tokyo Bay. Calories: 782,000. How I was feeling when I ate this: confused, irradiated, hating my size. 11:37 AM: Exercise: “Taxi Stomp” (alternating legs, for 30 blocks). Calories burned: 148,900,183.
1983. The Beatles announce their first tour in thirteen years, but likewise announce that Michael Jackson will be going on tour with them as a one gigantic mega-concert event.
The iPhone 3G launch frenzy is over, but not because the public’s fascination with the device has worn thin. It’s over because the iPhone 3G is out of stock at 117 of Apple’s (AAPL) 188 retail stores. After just five days on the market, Apple’s iPhone 3G is sold out in 20 states. So if you haven’t yet purchased one, but are hoping to, you may have to wait a bit longer. New shipments are expected to arrive at Apple Stores most days. No telling how long they’ll last, though.
