Overview
- Preorders for the iPhone Duo surged when Apple opened global sales on Oct. 16, and within about 30 minutes many Apple Store delivery estimates slipped to late January because available stock was sold out.
- Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple knew the foldable would face severe shortages but still launched worldwide rather than staging a smaller U.S. and China rollout.
- Apple has added purchase controls to curb resellers, with its sites in several regions showing a two‑unit limit per customer at checkout to reduce hoarding and scalping.
- Since the first rush some customers have seen delivery windows improve, with user-shared screenshots showing orders move from December to November or even late October in select markets.
- Apple has scheduled a special event for Oct. 28 (Oct. 29 Beijing time) and reporting ties the timing to a packed product schedule that could put pressure on supply as other devices roll into sales in early November.