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I live in Spartanburg, SC -- not necessarily a "major technology hub," with a city population just under 40,000 and about 225,000 in the county -- yet our daily paper had a front-page story on the iPhone debut Saturday, as well, with a picture from inside one of the local AT&T stores showing a line outside from just before 6 p.m. Saturday, and telling how the guy in front had been waiting since midnight the previous night for his (he was quoted in the story that his first competitor for the line showed up about 5 a.m.).

It's possible -- JUST POSSIBLE -- that Apple actually DID want to make sure that just this ONE TIME a major rollout by a big company with big hype included adequate product for every customer who wanted one, NOT the kind of supply fiasco Sony debuted the PS3 with last Christmas.

While I'm NOT a big fan of a lot of the aspects of big corporate America, I DO believe that some companies -- Apple being one in particular -- actually DO want to make their customers happy (once they decide to pay their prices and put up with their DRM scenario, that is), and having adequate supply of a new product is definitely one way to ensure that.
Jeff
Posted by: Jeff Hayes   Posted on: 07/02/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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iPhone supply lives to sell another day  Loverock Davidson | 06/30/07
Don't laugh too hard at them  Boot_Agnostic | 06/30/07
I disagree  JABBER_WOLF | 07/02/07
I must say, Loverock...  Zeppo9191 | 07/02/07
Well  xuniL_z | 06/30/07
Truth, the media blew this in to something that didn't exist.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/30/07
Sorta depends where you are...  B.O.F.H. | 07/02/07
Not Necessarily...  Jeff Hayes | 07/02/07
An utter failure by Apple  NonZealot | 06/30/07
Just wait until....  xuniL_z | 06/30/07
Taking bets here....:P  Laff | 07/02/07
Ok  xuniL_z | 07/02/07
No...I don't generally recommend to anyone to get a  Laff | 07/02/07
Tell me.....  xuniL_z | 07/02/07
My video iPod is  Laff | 07/03/07
You make a good point  xuniL_z | 07/03/07
Built perhaps designed don't think so....  Laff | 07/03/07
You would think  xuniL_z | 07/03/07
But there is always something new like processors  Laff | 07/04/07
Yes, but the industry moves as a whole  xuniL_z | 07/04/07
I've got nothing against Toshiba.....Sony either for that matter  Laff | 07/04/07
Yeah, I'm the same way  xuniL_z | 07/06/07
This young pony...  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 06/30/07
Thanks for sharing your intelligence with us again (NT)  Non-Zealand | 06/30/07
Wow apple hater!!  zigster | 07/02/07
Is this what you have become reduced to NZ?  Tigertank | 07/03/07
bbc in uk reports 500,000 sold day 1. (more than nintendo ds)  stevey_d | 07/03/07
No Good Planning  Fujikid2 | 07/03/07
Where Apple wins where PC companies fail..  A_Pickle | 06/30/07
The usual round up of trolls  Fred Fredrickson | 06/30/07
i agree  xuniL_z | 07/01/07
Can't win situation....  Laff | 07/02/07
Well now.  xuniL_z | 07/02/07
Man you are sensative...heh heh he  Laff | 07/02/07
Oh boy.....i forgot  xuniL_z | 07/02/07
Hype is normal for films, games, consoles, new CPUs, gadgets, cars etc etc  stevey_d | 07/03/07
Looks like about even to me  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/01/07
Let them have their fun  GuidingLight | 07/01/07
It's Zdnet  Boot_Agnostic | 07/04/07
Reasons I didn't buy  Michael Kelly | 07/02/07
It's a bomb!  joe6pack_z | 07/02/07
'nother sixpack  frabjous | 07/02/07
well  xuniL_z | 07/03/07
Good Grief  gtravis3 | 07/03/07
I have not looked yet  gtravis3 | 07/03/07
I have not looked yet  gtravis3 | 07/03/07
iPhone causing riots!  ballmerrules@... | 07/03/07

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