I must be an old school shopper but I don't like walking into a store and buying something that doesn't require delivery yet not walking out with the product.
Yet every Optus store I walk into (yes I know other people have stock) tells me it's going to be 6-8 weeks to get them in and that's only if I sign up now!
I don't know about you but I don't like the idea of paying for an iPhone plan (more $$ than my current plan) without actually having an iPhone. Is Optus going to reimburse me? I don't think so.
So instead I am waiting until I can walk into a store sign up and walk out with an iPhone. I don't think that's unreasonable. Given that, one can hardly say that the iPhone is generally available. I mean if you can't walk into a store and get one how is that available? If every store has to effectively 'order in' you iPhone that's not really available is it?
Really the iPhone has had a limited release. Even the Optus resellers don't have any iPhones and won't for some time so it would appear.
Apple should have gauaged the demand better and had sufficient stocks on hand. You don't made a really cool device that everyone wants then limit stocks for months after release. How does that help anyone. Surely there are loosing sales to people who unlike me can't be bothered waiting.
Heavens knows.
So still I wait.
