LOS ANGELES — Consumers turned out in droves over the weekend to buy Apple’s most expensive iPhone ever, the iPhone X, and in less than three days, it was as good as sold out. In a spot check of availability for the new iPhone Monday, USA TODAY could only find units available for same day retail pickup in Tacoma and Spokane, Washington. An earlier check, on Sunday, found it sold out in 20 big cities. Consumer enthusiasm vanquished any doubts that Apple would be able to persuade buyers to spend $999 on up for the state-of-the-art phone, its most expensive yet, though it suggested a supply bottleneck — related to specialized components of the phone — could temper sales. Apple shares (AAPL) ended up 1% at $174.25, a record. According to Apple’s website, the new phone, which starts at $999, was unavailable for pickup in the following: New York, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Dallas, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, San Antonio, Houston, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Washington, DC, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina. Delivery times for online orders were 3-4 weeks, according to Apple. An Apple representative didn’t respond to a request for comment. The iPhone X went on sale… Read full this story
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