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Originally Posted by David Munch
I dont think so. They always produce less than what they estimate they can sell. It is great PR, and stock holders love "demand is overwhelming!" Statements. One thing that springs to mind is that they didnt have "more phon preorders than ever before!" Which they usually love to gloat with.
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Having insufficient/sufficient stock doesn't affect pre-order volume. If anything,
fewer people will pre-order the Gold iPhone when they see it'll be next month before they can get one.
Apple is probably going to announce pre-order/sales numbers shortly, which I expect to beat last year's figures.
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And making the gold model almost non existant they make it even more mysterious and sought after.
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Maybe. But more likely they weren't sure how customers would react to it (remember the tech media when they found out? "OMG bling bling, so gaudy.") and kept orders conservative in case it proved unpopular. Remember that the gold iPod Mini was their worst seller, and was discontinued after a year.