“Apple Inc.’s iPhone is sold out at its online stores in the U.S. and U.K., a sign that a new model with faster Internet access may be introduced soon. The shares rose as much as 3 percent,” Connie Guglielmo reports for Bloomberg.
“‘We’re currently out of stock,’ Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said today in an interview. Both the 8-gigabyte and 16- gigabyte models are unavailable. She declined to say when Apple will replenish inventory or comment on supply at retail stores,” Guglielmo reports.
“The shortage suggests Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs is readying a new model, which may be unveiled during his speech at Apple’s developer conference on June 9, Piper Jaffray & Co. analyst Gene Munster said today in a report. Apple’s wireless partner in the U.K. sold out on May 8 after cutting prices, and the Web-surfing handset is in short supply at the company’s retail outlets in the U.S., he said,” Guglielmo reports.
“‘The channels are running dry,’ said Munster, who is based in Minneapolis and recommends buying Apple shares. ‘The limited availability is one of several indications that the release of a new model is imminent,'” Guglielmo reports.
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June 9th? Or sooner?
Sooner.
Gimme 2.0!
“as much as 3%” – up 4.7% right now.
I find it hard to belive that Apple will not sell any iphones for a solid month.
@Skinny Mac, learn to read a ticker:
Mon, May 12, 2008 – 03:54 PM EDT — AAPL: 187.91 (+4.46, +2.43%
i just can’t believe that apple is going to wait until june before releasing a new phone. if that happens then someone terrifically miscalculated. they are giving up a month’s worth of sales.
They just sold out early. They will probably do a quick limited run of existing models to sell during this month.
June 9th. They don’t want pissed off people lining up at the Apple store that bought the 1st generation a few days before the new one.
no way Apple miscalculated that.
waiting,
yeah, it doesn’t make sense.
Tomorrow’s Tuesday!
Even though the signs point to an early introduction for the next iPhone, Jobs just doesn’t drop something this big without a chance to finesse the media into a frenzy of adulation. I’m betting on the WWDC as the release date. Setting the new iPhone free any sooner would rob Steve of the drama and free PR he’d get from wowing the crowd at the WWDC.
tommorrow is tuesday…
If I were in the market for a $500 tech device I would do a little research first before I plopped down my cash on something that could be replaced with a newer model…shortly after I purchased it.
montex,
but if the iPhone just get’s a GB and 3G update and a new device is coming in June, then it all fits.
my previous comment was directed to Macintosh’s comment about Apple not wanting to piss off customers.
Hmm..
I don’t know.
They don’t ever seem to “run out” of any other products before updating….
Sure seems like a simple miscalculation of demand to me.
Sooner
I don’t believe Apple will release a 3G iPhone without Steve Jobs showing off his new toy, and audience members looking on star gazed, and no event has currently been planned by Apple, so this has me stumped.
Until I hear otherwise, I’ll go with the 3G iPhone being released in June.
You MAC sheep have it all wrong. Again.
The reason there aren’t any I-Phones is because the product has been scrapped by Apple. In a world where tactile keyboards, points, enterprise connectivity and squirting rule the day Cupertino finally saw the writing on the wall and decided to concentrate on their core business—one button mice.
People, the ZunePhone is coming.
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There’s no new iPhone coming. Apple sold their 10 million, now they’re done.
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I wondering if they know something or are just hedging their bets
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I think they are just trying to get a little boost in the search engines and join in on the “craze” of the whole thing for some free, easy, web traffic.
It will be tomorrow. That’s my guess.
If they could ship all the iPhones still available in Germany, they could supply the U.S. and G.B. for 3 more months….
I think Apple’s iPhone sells forecasts expected a slowing in sells earlier as the WWDC approached and the rumors started getting thick, but demand continued and outpaced the expected remaining supply which has resulted in no iPhones as opposed to just short supplies.
Apple is not likely in announce or release a major revision of the iPhone prior to WWDC. Apple with the iPhone 2 being a major product announcement. It’s not just a minor speed bump like they do with the Mac Pro, iMac or Mac Mini. I’m predicting that Apple will be very quit until WWDC and the Wild ass rumors will continue until then.
According to my source at AT&T;. If you want a current gen iPhone your best bet is the AT&T;retail stores, before close Sunday (May 18) as any remaining AT&T;stores with iPhone inventories will/have been instructed to return all unsold iPhone stock to the AT&T;distribution center. AT&T;will then allocate the returned new stock for online order fulfillment’s only. Current inventory level at AT&T;retail is less then 350 total units with most retail locations only have a stock depth of 3 or less. Stores will/have been told not to expect any fresh iPhone shipments until June 9th.