fred1

Madbum said:

fred1 said:

I’m skeptical at best. It certainly seems like another ploy to increase demand, just as with the SE which still can’t be found and last year it was the new iPad Mini. I think Apple is taking advantage of the news about the COVID shutdowns in China to make the 14 harder to get and therefore more in demand. Of course I hope I’m wrong, but . . .

What incentive would Apple have to make it hard for people to pay them $1k for IPhone 14 pro?

As I said, the incentive is to give them the incentive to buy in the first place (There's a shortage? Then everyone must be buying them. I need to buy one too!) or to buy a more expensive model. That second doesn’t hold true in this case, but it certainly does with cheaper models, like the SE I’ve been trying to buy for weeks.

I’m skeptical at best. It certainly seems like another ploy to increase demand, just as with the SE which still can’t be found and last year it was the new iPad Mini. I think Apple is taking advantage of the news about the COVID shutdowns in China to make the 14 harder to get and therefore more in demand. Of course I hope I’m wrong, but . . .

GrannySmith99 said:

fred1 said:

He admits to taking 17 million and has to give back 5? Who says crime doesn’t pay? And he’ll probably be out of jail in five years for admitting to the crime. Murderers get less time.

The article states that there were three people involved. 17M between three people is 5.66M each so 5M is closer to being correct than you thought..

So they only keep 6 grand each. Not so bad. 

He admits to taking 17 million and has to give back 5? Who says crime doesn’t pay? And he’ll probably be out of jail in five years for admitting to the crime. Murderers get less time.

If demand continues, does that mean it will still be impossible to buy the SE (for example) at any of the 12 stores closest to me as it’s been for several days?
When will Apple be able to keep enough stock in its stores?