20.09.2013 17:50 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

Apple exhausts initial supply of iPhone 5S

Angela Rush shows off her new white iPhone 5s next to her old, cracked iPhone 4. She got in line at 6:45 am ET with 18 other people outside the AT&T store in Harrisonburg Va., which opened early at 8. (Image: Matt Hamben) Within minutes of its sales debut early today, Apple's iPhone 5S was already in short supply, with shipping dates 7-10 business days from ordering in the U.S.The gold-tinted model was in the shortest supply: Apple's online store said the somewhat-flashier smartphone would not ship until an undisclosed date in October.Apple kicked off online sales of the iPhone 5S at 12:01 a.m. PT, 3:01 a.m. ET.A Computerworld editor who placed an order for a gold iPhone 5S just two minutes after the virtual doors opened was told his smartphone would ship in 1-3 business days, and that the phone would arrive between Sept. 30 and Oct. 2.He was among the lucky. Not long after that, inventories emptied and shipping dates slipped, with first the gray model selling out, then the

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