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Tim Cook had a pretty flawless run as Apple CEO, but one thing I’ll never forgive him for is switching iPhone preorders to 5 a.m. Pacific.
Of course, he’s a notoriously early riser who’s already been up and about for a couple of hours at that time. But for regular folks like me who live in San Francisco, it’s the middle of the bloody night!
I grudgingly woke at 4:45 a.m. today and tried to preorder the iPhone Duo with just one sleepy eye open, but ofc, Apple’s online store was down.
Maddeningly, the store said, “We love your early morning energy,” which just really rubbed it in.
By the time the online store finally loaded for me at about 5:10 a.m., iPhone Duo ship dates had already slipped to late November. And by the time I checked out, they were early December.
Not too long after that, delivery estimates for the hot new handset were late January — which is completely crazy.
I don’t remember any Apple product being immediately back-ordered for three months within minutes of going on sale.
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I have a Withings smart scale, which is great, but this change makes me want to throw it out the window!
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