Verizon iPhone preorders sell out on first day - Page 2

Originally Posted by christopher126

I think his stage name is "pudd'n"

PS. I'd like to see all the AI posters "man-up" who said Apple will never do a CDMA iPhone for Verizon! If Verizon was a country, it would be the 11th most populous in the world!

Originally Posted by TBaggins

Won't happen, for the most part. The words "I was wrong" just aren't in the typical hardcore AIer's vocabulary. Arguing vehemently for the 'Apple spin of the moment' is. \

As a result, AI forums are consistently a motherload of such sage predictions as "Apple DOESN'T need to go multi-carrier in the US!", "Who needs pic messaging? Mobile email will have mostly replaced texting and pic messaging within two years anyway (<-- told to me two years ago)", "3G?? Who NEEDS it! (said when the iPhone was at 2.5G)", and, of course, the ever lovin' "Apple will NEVER do a CDMA iPhone. Trust me on this."



I think a lot of the wrong-ness stems from some ppl being just too eager to play the apologist/stick up for whatever Apple's doing at the moment... so whatever Apple says at the moment becomes the Hand of God.

But Apple doesn't (always) have those kind of sacred cows, they improvise and adapt to the market when needed- eventually. They have to, or they'll get their head handed to them by others who do. The at-the-time justifications are often just marketing spin, not necessarily anything carved in stone.

So teh bold fan predictions, they keep on getting blown up by Apple themselves, the instant it's in Apple's best interest to do so. It's just funny to see history keep repeating itself, and some folks seemingly always being caught flat-footed by it. You'd think they'd learn by now.

AI forums... they're a wacky, wacky place. In a good way.

Originally Posted by philipm

Actually the 12th after Mexico.

Originally Posted by digitalclips

I do recall a certain global mod of AI making very derogatory comments about a few of my very first ever posts on AI when I said I though one day Apple would see Microsoft in the rear view mirror. I was urged to get real and accept Apple was a minor player and I should just be happy with their niche role in technology.

Originally Posted by digitalclips

I admit I didn't think and probably said Apple wouldn't do a 'lesser' iPhone. I was wrong. I guess even a slightly lesser iPhone is still streets ahead of anything else.

Originally Posted by bstring

They aren't saying how many. Why? because it's an unimpressive number and I'm sure this was the planned response in an attempt to generate hype.

Why would they not accept more pre-orders when they claim there will be stock in a week. Makes no sense other than an attempt to inflate demand.

Originally Posted by charlituna

These were ship to home orders only allowed to Verizon customers. That is why they are limiting them. Likely to the tune of 400-500k at most.

Apple wants folks to come to the stores to breathe in the koolaid air and hear the koolaid talk and try to win over more potential PC to Mac switchers. And Verizon wants there to be phones for potential ATT to V switchers. Heck they are offering trade ins to switchers, apparently scaled to cover the ATT ETF.

Originally Posted by LewysBlackmore

Seriously, you went for the koolaid comment? One of the key hallmarks of utter fail in posting commentary! Have you ever seen a launch? The folks in the Apple Stores are too busy to serve koolaid during launches I think your estimate of 400-500k is a bit low, but then I enjoy understatement. Of course Verizon knows the most about the iPhone - compared to the denizens of the Apple retail spots, or not. I've gotten some really interesting responses at the ATT and Verizon stores about what the iPhone does and does not do, compared to more informative and accurate answers in the "koolaid zone".