iPhone Duo still sold out two weeks after launch, and scarcity is great marketing
chrisfirst · x · 2026-11-06
Mark Gurman points out that two weeks post-launch, buying an iPhone Duo is nearly impossible unless you use an AI bot and get very lucky — no store has walk-in stock. The original poster argues the scarcity has been amazing marketing for Apple: everyone asks about the Duo when he's out, and it has become a mythical device many people have never seen in person.
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