Constrained iPhone Duo availability is annoying, but a mixed blessing for Apple

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/10/John-Ternus-and-Tim-Cook-took-opposite-approaches-to-design-and-both-were-right.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Estimated <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-duo/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iPhone Duo</a> delivery dates started slipping dramatically, literally within a minute of pre-orders opening on Friday. Even some of those who got in within the first few minutes got estimated shipping dates into <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/16/iphone-duo-pre-orders-now-backordered-to-next-year/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">January of next year</a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">That undeniably <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/16/iphone-duo-launch-is-a-massive-success-but-apple-has-a-problem/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">poses problems</a> for Apple, but some have gone as far as calling it “<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-10-18/apple-homeview-with-robotic-arm-new-mac-ipad-mini-nov-6-release-iphone-duo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a major mistake</a>” to launch with such limited stock. Personally, I’d say it’s annoying for customers but more of a mixed blessing for Apple … </p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="aapl,iphone-duo,opinion" data-layer-viewtype="search" data-post-id="1074748" href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/19/constrained-iphone-duo-availability-is-annoying-but-a-mixed-blessing-for-apple/#more-1074748" class="more-link">more…</a>via You searched for iphone - 9to5Mac https://ift.tt/IVacoYK