Written by Philip Roy | 17 June 2010
Posted in News - Apple

In a rare move Apple have released a statement concerning the massive amount of pre-orders for iPhone 4 and the problems that ensued, stating that it was "far higher than we anticipated, resulting in many order and approval system malfunctions." The brief statement from Apple follows...

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/06/16iphone.html

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Yesterday Apple and its carrier partners took pre-orders for more than 600,000 of Apple's new iPhone 4. It was the largest number of pre-orders Apple has ever taken in a single day and was far higher than we anticipated, resulting in many order and approval system malfunctions. Many customers were turned away or abandoned the process in frustration. We apologize to everyone who encountered difficulties, and hope that they will try again or visit an Apple or carrier store once the iPhone 4 is in stock.

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