Comic relief: The world is out of iPhones!

Well, not quite. As of Sunday 9 p.m., according to Apple’s (AAPL) availability widget, there were three stores in the United States that still had iPhone 3Gs in stock:

New York City, Fifth Avenue: White 16GB only
Pleasanton, Calif., Stoneridge Mall: Black 16GB only
Salem, N.H., Rockingham Park: White 16GB only

What would the world look like without that widget? Below the fold, Justine Ezarik (iJustine) gives us a peek:

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that song that was playing in the end was with Talking Heads…This must be the place :)

Posted By Fredrik, Malmö, Sweden : July 22, 2008 5:17 am

It might be worth your time to note that people across the world are having a hard time catching a solid 3g signal. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1602608&tstart=0

Posted By Steve, Cupertino, CA : July 21, 2008 12:32 pm

Folks,

This quarter report has NOTHING to do with the iPhone3G. Apple did great last quarter; it’s just a question of how great — Chill

Posted By Bob B, Warwick RI : July 21, 2008 11:46 am

On the contrary, I believe the phones being sold out is a good thing for a shareholder like me. There’s a pent up demand that supply is not meeting now but doesn’t necessarily mean will not be met within this quarter. If they’re still sold out at the end of September, then we might have a problem.

Posted By David, Dallas, TX : July 21, 2008 10:49 am

Great, this exactly what Apple DOES not need before earnings. I am already down 2K on my apple investment ( http://www.savingtoinvest.com/2008/07/did-i-buy-apple-to-late-2k-loss-to-date.html) and as I lamented, I wish I had the bought the stock this week, rather than before the iPhone. Anyway, I will wait and see if my paper losses grow or disappear today.

Your previous posts worry me in terms of earnings! Also, my local Apple store ran out of iPhones on thursday last week

Posted By Andy : July 21, 2008 9:21 am

Did anyone do any fact checking for typos or anything like that?

Apple Store Stoneridge Mall has only Black 16GB model as opposed to what’s written here.

ex ped: This early in the morning, it’s just you and me. Fixed. Thanks for the catch.

Posted By 37prime : July 21, 2008 4:41 am

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