By ROBERT EVATT Tech Writer on Sep 16, 2013, at 2:51 PM Updated on 9/16 at 2:51 PM
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Ah, the magic of internet pre-orders. Just fill out a form, and instead of standing in line overnight you can get the hot new device mailed to you.
Well, forget all that for the iPhone 5S. Even though you could pre-order the 5C, there's no pre-order option for the 5S even though both will be released on the same day. So, is Apple trying to conduct a massive psychological experiment to see how much effort people will go to for a phone?
If a report from blog GottaBeMobile is accurate, it's because
supplies will be tight. They talked to some carrier locations and heard that supplies will be limited.
On top of that, the new gold iPhone may cause some selection wrinkles. While past iPhones launched in six varieties -- two colors with three memory sizes -- the iPhone 5S' three colors will give it nine varieties. So even if a location gets exactly as many 5S phones Friday as they did during the 5's launch day, there will be a few less of each variety. Keep that in mind if, say, you want a gold 64GB version.
What's happening? Jeffries & Co analyst Peter Misek said the manufacturing process for the new fingerprint sensor has been "terrible," and they haven't been able to make enough to keep up with demand.
iPhone die-hards, grab your lawn chairs, assemble some snacks and get plenty of caffeine, because you'll likely have to park yourself in line for quite a while if you've got to have the latest model Friday.
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