iPhone Direct Fulfillment Catching Up
It looks like the outrage is dying down and the support group that was the SUPER THREAD has wound up. It hit 1115 pages before being locked by moderators and a new page was started that has barely hit 17 pages in a little over a week.
As with any new launch, failure to meet demand results in outcry and dismay. In the whole scheme of things people had to wait two weeks to get their new gadgets and there was some gnashing of teeth.
What can we learn from this? Well for one, the iPhone 3G launch and apparent shortages kept it and Apple in the news, which probably helped to move more units. Even with the much publicized delays, folks rushed AT&T stores to get their Direct Fulfillment order in or lined up for hours outside Apple stores in the hope that new shipments would bring enough iPhones for them to get one.
I haven’t seen the figures yet, but it seems that despite some issues with a small number (percentage wise) of handsets, most folks are very happy with their new iPhones. Mine seems to be just great and although I’m I"ll find several more apps for it, the ones I have so far seem to work as advertised.
The wait to get your hands on a new iPhone 3G through Direct Fulfillment now seems to be under a week. If you are lucky enough to have an Apple store handy, you can more than likely just walk in and buy one now.
We’ll have to wait for the next BIG release to see the same sort of reactions as were seen online about this latest release. Most likely something along the lines of a TMX for christmas or the next iPhone in about a years time.
Shane
