iPhone stocks recover at Apple retail

As of this morning, that lovable gauge of fanboy fanaticism dubbed the iPhone retail locator shows Apple stores re-stocked and ready for action. Sure, the entire states of Texas and California are sold out, but on whole, about 43% of all Apple retail stores show iPhone availability after yesterday's near-sellout. With on-line orders expected to be delivered today, it would appear that Apple's supply chain is just fine, you know, after just a week's worth of anecdotal evidence (which isn't saying much). That's it, our in-stock watch is done... we outta here.

[booyaka @ Jul 6th 2007 3:34AM]

Who cares?!

I get more options from my nagging wife than this stupid phone. You can't even adjust the camera settings! LAWL!

[Leonard Nimrod @ Jul 6th 2007 10:43PM]

Nagging wife, eh? I finally understand why you troll Engadget.

[Joey M @ Jul 6th 2007 3:56AM]

You can adjust the camera settings on your wife. That doesn't even make sense.

[mike @ Jul 6th 2007 5:33AM]

maybe his wife is not even human, that could explain why does she have camera settings

[supermeerkat @ Jul 6th 2007 3:54AM]

So, this iPhone of which you speak - what it is?

[LordFarkward @ Jul 6th 2007 6:10AM]

along with the "so how is this related to the iphone" on non-iphone news and britney spears' (.Y.), it is getting saggy and old... and i mean really, REALLY old...

[supermeerkat @ Jul 6th 2007 7:18AM]

No, I think you find complaints about satirical comments on this sites coverage of the iPhone are getting old.

[WilliamJ @ Jul 6th 2007 3:59AM]

With all due respect - iPhone's great and all, but after the novelty and hype wears off - i think they may have some spare stock.

There are a HEAP of free widgets already out there which go above and beyond the sexiness AND functionality of the iphone.

I mean - i just decked out my HTC Touch with Slide2Unlock & iPhone Contacts (just google these), so that gets the nice slide effects and transitions out of the way.

Next, i came across a beta program at yoober (http://www.yoober.com), and now have a sexy messaging interface, that lets me send free text messages as well! (mind you, not to many people as i could only invite 10 at this stage)

But the point is many of these "Mobile 2.0" apps are based on JAVA, so why in the world did Apple not include Java into the iPhone - If personalisation is the flavour of the day, then i think Apple may have shot itself in the foot!

[booyaka @ Jul 6th 2007 4:08AM]

It looks as if Yoober only works if the other person is also on a data plan on connected to the internet. =/

[Owen V @ Jul 6th 2007 5:08AM]

Yoober sounds more like mobile AIM, except with fewer people signed up (and therefore, on) to message. I like that, with SMS, I can bug someone whenever that person's cell phone is on, not just when they are "online."

[Joe S. @ Jul 7th 2007 1:32AM]

We'll see...the Nokia N95 costs $750 & you have to add apps to it to get a somewhat faux iPhone user experience?
It cost $250 bucks more than the low end iPhone & $150 more than the 8 gig iPhone. No storage to speak of really.
You can add more memory but that also means more money added on to what is already a $750 phone.

[WilliamJ @ Jul 6th 2007 5:19AM]

Hey Booyaka, - yes, actually, i do have a data plan, but in asia, even pay as you go is really cheap. I'm not sure how all that stuff works over in the US? It's all CDMA there isn't it?

[Leonard Nimrod @ Jul 6th 2007 10:43PM]

It's GSM (like the iPhone) and CDMA.

GSM includes AT&T and T-Mobile, while CDMA includes Sprint and Verizon.

[loci @ Jul 6th 2007 5:23AM]

im so happy...i could barely sleep last night worried about the stock level

[john russell @ Jul 6th 2007 5:36AM]

Great…
Oregon and the entire west coast are all sold out. Even Nevada. The closest Apple store with an iPhone in in Salt Lake City.

[SB @ Jul 6th 2007 12:32PM]

Salt Lake City was sold out before 9:00AM! I went down this morning to pick one up and they had over 75 people lined up to buy one. They say the line started at 5:30! I guess I wait for the next shipment and get there early!

[jilie @ Jul 6th 2007 6:17AM]

all lies, there are plenty iphones available, they never ran out of stock, just they have to keep up the hype, because noone is buying them anymore

[fistsOfHam @ Jul 6th 2007 7:02AM]

W00t! That's great news, because I just discovered my iPhone can access the Cingular 3G network. I'm getting another!

[Tbgame32 @ Jul 6th 2007 8:51AM]

Completely of topic... but what ever happened to the announcement about support for Microsoft Exchange and syncing???

[StandardAI @ Jul 6th 2007 9:07AM]

I love how every comment against the iphone is low ranked. What a bunch of apple fanboys. Let's face it, apple released a product that simply doesn't work for its customers and they released it on the worst network possible. The people who switch carriers for this phone are truly sad, It's like the 15 year old girls with rich parents or hip hop listiners who would switch to T-Mobile simply for the razr.

[Joe S. @ Jul 7th 2007 1:47AM]

It seems to be working just fine from the standpoint of sales & reviews of the phone around the net.

[Constable Odo @ Jul 6th 2007 9:54AM]

Yup, fake shortage. One million down, two million to go. Guess Apple should sell them all by September.

[isyoox @ Jul 6th 2007 9:55AM]

I think the inventory tracker on apple.com is completely bogus. The night before I bought mine (July 3) it was showing all stores in the DC area to be sold out for the next day, but when I went in, there were plenty. I think it helps hype and the buy impulse when people think something is selling out or is available in limited numbers. Girl scout cookies are a perfect example. Are they that good? No. Would I eat them if I could get them all the time? Probably not. Do I buy 20 boxes when they sell them anyway? Damn me, I do.

All this talk of sell outs and limited stock is bogus, I tell you. This is how DeBeers keeps prices high on a commodity like a diamond. Companies have been doing this for years.

I think apple is just pushing the stock price up with that stupid little "inventory tracker."

[Joe S. @ Jul 7th 2007 1:49AM]

Why would you go to a store to buy a product that is sold out?

[Joe S. @ Jul 7th 2007 5:00PM]

I guess if you think that you are the ONLY customer & were forced to read the article you would be justified. Guess I believe in making my own choices. I must be old school.

[gork @ Jul 6th 2007 10:32AM]

Why don't you guys just start a damn page to keep track of this instead of posting a new post every freakin day? I know gadget news might be slow after the iPhone release but I DON'T CARE if the iPhone is in stock or not....I STILL ain't getting one! SHEESH!

[Joe S. @ Jul 7th 2007 11:06AM]

Why read something you're not interested in? Seems weird. Just move on.

[gork @ Jul 7th 2007 12:36PM]

Um, I see it on the front frickin page EVERY day. Thank god it seems like they are done with it.

The attitude you have is you just read what you care about but when you see the latest iPhone news everyday on Enadget it gets old....REAL FAST.

Sorry if I think that the customer (ie, the READER) is always right. I guess I must be old school.

[I.M. Yerpappy @ Jul 8th 2007 4:51PM]

Since you're living in a cardboard box why would we expect you to get an iPhone? I'm sure the homeless have priorities. You use the library computer and the street-corner payphone. That's the proper way to do things in your position. Within a week, all the shelters will have an iPhone supply listing tacked on the job board, so no need to check back here.
IPhones are meant for those that can afford one, so don't sweat it.

[foo @ Jul 6th 2007 10:34AM]

weird my buddy picked up an 8gig last night in mission Viejo mall in SoCal

[Jack Kelly @ Jul 6th 2007 10:45AM]

I ordered one the night of launch and asked for overnight deliv.

They say it was sent yesterday but I'm not gettting it until Monday. WTF am I paying for?

Of course, it's coming directly from China but still.

[npa189 @ Jul 6th 2007 12:22PM]

pfft, i ordered mine sunday and it hasnt even SHIPED yet, the supply isnt fine...

[Miguel @ Jul 6th 2007 2:22PM]

Hm, a recovery...could it be people are returning their phones, paying the restocking fee and they're being...RESTOCKED!? ZOMG, say it isn't so...

Ridiculous.

[MacGeek @ Jul 7th 2007 1:24AM]

no restocking fee on an iPhone

[Tom Boucher @ Jul 6th 2007 3:53PM]

There was a green dot on the Kansas City store but when I got there at 10 they said they never had any, and had none coming in.

Nice.

[Jeff Spencer @ Jul 7th 2007 1:54AM]

As of 11PM the 6th, Apple's site shows about half the stores in Cali have units in stock for the 7th...

Get in line early boys and girls...

Good luck!

[Constable Odo @ Jul 8th 2007 4:27PM]

I'm sure there's plenty of iPhones to go around. There may not be enough people to route them at the warehouses they're stored in. That's probably was causing the delay. Providing there really was three million iPhones available at launch. That might have been a fabrication. As far as nobody is buying iPhones, I find that very unlikely. They might not be moving as fast as predicted, but as soon as Paris Hilton starts carrying one, Apple will sell millions. I'll bet she can use her tongue to flick and swipe that multi-touch screen like a champ.