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iPad 2 supplies catching up to demand
April 20, 2011: 3:33 PM ETShipping dates tightened Wednesday from 2-3 weeks to 1-2 weeks
Source: Apple.com
Wouldn't you know that two days after my iPad 2 finally arrived -- nearly a month after it was ordered -- the ship times on Apple's (AAPL) online store tightened to 1-2 weeks, both in the U.S. and abroad.
Within hours of the product's launch, customers who bought their iPad 2s online had to wait 4-5 weeks.
Whether the improvements are due to improved supply or slackening demand is a matter of speculation. But given that there are still lines every morning in front of New York City's Apple Stores, the former seems a lot more likely.
Thanks to several readers for the tip.
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Shootout at the Otay Ranch
A gun battle in a California Apple Store leaves one suspect dead -- a first for Apple
At 6:45 a.m. Monday, according to police, two armed men smashed the glass door of the Otay Ranch Apple Store in Chula Vista, Calif., and came upon the store manager and a security guard. One of the suspects pulled out a pistol and began shooting. The guard, who was armed, returned fire.
In the ensuing MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Apr 7, 2011 2:42 PM ETPosted in: Apple, AppleStore, Chula Vista California, Crime, iPhone, Mobile, Retail, San Diego, Security guard, Tablets -
Apple store employee tells all
It can feel like a cult, he says. And behind the scenes, it's "all sell, sell, sell!"
Apple's (AAPL) 46,600 employees tend to like where they work, and it's rare that one talks out of school.
But in the current issue of Popular Mechanics, of all places, an Apple retail store employee talks candidly -- if anonymously -- about what's going on behind those whoops, hollers and high-fives.
A few MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Feb 18, 2011 7:19 AM ETPosted in: Apple, Apple Store, AppleCare, AppleStore, Genius Bar, MobileMe, Popular Mechanics, Retail
