Gurman: Apple Won’t Say If Stores Will Stock iPhone Duo on Launch Day

The silence on launch-day retail availability is itself the signal: Apple is prioritizing the launch date over channel readiness, which shifts the early-adopter experience from a queue-and-buy ritual to a scarcity lottery. That mostly affects buyers who plan around physical stores rather than online orders, and it hands scalpers and resellers a wider window. The open question is whether Apple acknowledges the supply gap or lets demand stay unmet until volumes improve — and whether retail partners absorb the frustration instead.