This year Apple broke tradition by not making iPhone 5S pre-orders available after the announcement. The reason is now becoming clear ““ low stock is hampering the distribution of the new Apple flagship. Carries in North America are claiming that inventory is very low and not all customers can be helped on launch-day.
One carries source said that they will have “œgrotesquely unavailable inventory“ and another one noted that the amount of shipments from Apple were extremely disappointing. Another report claimed that the reasons for lack of stock can be explained by the manufacturing process of the fingerprint reader in the home button.
According to All Things D, the demand for Apple‘s flagship might not be as high as anticipated. We will reserve judgement until we do or don‘t see the hordes of people camping outside the iStores around the world.
