Apple @lemmy.world Rexios @lemm.ee 1 yr. ago

It’s 8:24AM EST… How in the **** can’t a 2 trillion company handle demand for the most boring iPhone release ever?

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Apple always does this before a big launch. Most likely they are applying site updates, major patches, etc.

Side note: thanks to Apple Card changes, this is the first phone I won’t be preordering.
- Hold up, what Apple Card changes?
  
  Edit: I searched and found out Goldman Sachs wants to end partnership with Apple due to losing money.
  
  If you make payments over time (0% interest) they now require you to select a carrier. This means you get charged an activation fee for activating tje new device. It also means you can’t use that option if your carrier is not Verizon, AT&T, or T-Mobile.
- Launch time is 8AM EST. You think Apple can’t have the “updates” ready well before? Lmao that’s not an excuse.
  
  I don’t think this is that crazy. Avoids customers making mistakes, like someone could very easily place an order for an iPhone thinking it’s the new one before the keynote.
I was able to get on order in via mobile app and a couple more via web. It took 30min of refreshing; longer than the usual 5min.

Good luck
- It took me about 15 minutes to get in on the app, but it couldn’t load my info. 5 minutes later I finally got through on the website and ordered without issue. It was frustrating because it’s normally, like you said, only about 5 minutes.
Might be boring to you but I’m pretty excited. Sucks the shipping is gonna take so long.
- Yeah, the number of people who have been waiting for USB-C is pretty high.
  
  I’ve been sitting here on my iPhone 8 waiting for like 8 months figuring the next would be usb c. Glad it worked out so I’m excited. Too bad it’s still a month out now with the shipping wait times on preorder.

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