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No Shortage of iPhones at Launch

by Tim Stevens on June 8, 2007 at 12:32 PM

No Shortage of iPhones at Launch
With the June 29 iPhone launch looming, word has hit that the feverishly anticipated smart phone might not be as hard to get a hold of as has been speculated. Business Week is reporting that Apple will have no fewer than three million iPhones on store shelves at launch and that the company has an aggressive plan to put between 10 and 12 million phones in consumer hands in 2008. It seems someone was paying attention in class the day Sony botched the PS3 launch.

The article also notes that Apple does not anticipate a sell-out of the initial three million units, meaning all of those folks who just paid $1,500 for iPhone "pre-orders" on eBay are now contemplating a stroll into oncoming traffic.

In other iPhone news, a fourth TV spot has been released showing the now famous, impeccably manicured hand surfing the Web. The most interesting part of the ad, however, is what is not shown: the "Use requires minimum new 2-year activation plan" tagline that has appeared at the end of all the other ads thus far. In fact, if you look back at the older ads on Apple's site now, you'll find the tagline missing there as well.

This isn't the first inkling we've had that the iPhone may be available with no-strings-attached, but we hope this one confirms it.

From Engadget, Business Week and iLounge

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