iPhone 3GS demand outstripping supply

Cleve Nettles
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October 15, 2009
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The San Jose Business Journal is reporting that Apple has been seeing iPhone 3GS shortages throughout the quarter.  This can be seen as both good news (selling well) and bad news (could be selling more).  Their evidence:

  • PJC Wireless analyst Mike Walkley in the first two months of the first most recent quarter showed retail shortages for the iPhone 3GS
  • Media reports indicate that the CEO of wireless carrier 3 Italia indicated that the company is selling 20k iPhones per month, but could sell more than double that amount if it had adequate supply.

As they note, this is the first full quarter reported since the iPhone 3GS was launched in late June.  Apple's earnings call is on October 19th.  We'll be covering it here at 9to5mac.

 

Comments (7)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 15, 2009 - 5:48pm

oh give me a break... iPhone 3GS is one of the worst phones on the market! (take it easy guys, i'm just kidding :)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 15, 2009 - 6:27pm

What is "suply" ?

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 15, 2009 - 6:57pm

I think they mean the iphone is out stripping supplely. In other words iPhone is out on the street and has become a stripper and is very soft and flexible

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 15, 2009 - 8:27pm

still?

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 16, 2009 - 3:32am

In Finland you have to currently wait your 3G S up to 12 weeks after placing on order. This has gone even worse all the time. After the launch waiting was around 6-8 weeks.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 16, 2009 - 6:03am

Italian iPhones are unlocked by default so everyone wants one of those. So no supprise that they are out of stock.

Apple should realise that just sell them everywhere unlocked.

Or at least in Finland :)

tiffany money clips (not verified) | November 11, 2009 - 9:40pm

Apple should realise that just sell them everywhere unlocked.