Samsung can't provide HTC any more AMOLED screens, at least that's the excuse Verizon CEO is claiming... or they're busy producing parts for Apple to make any for HTC.

HTC and Verizon probably underestimated demand quite a bit and didn't order enough to begin with.

AMOLED is being obsoleted by Samsung anyway so I doubt Samsung is the actual choke point. My guess is that they simply didn't allocate enough production and HTC is busy readying other phones like the EVO.

 

Obviously you forget the Wii and PS3 launches... and every other console launch... There are product shortages because they cannot get certain parts in stock. there were what, half a million of these put out in the wild?

 

LOL. I just have to laugh. Expecially at those who did not take the time to preorder it. I warned people that it was going to be in high demand due to the nexus one not coming to verizon and that in itself created a huge demand for the phone. It was rumored they had 250,000 in the warehouse when it launched. I dont think there is anything more they could have done to build stock before launch, its just the nature of the beast. Its better to sell out vs not sell many at all. I know the other carriers would love to have verizons problems right now

 

If I remember correctly the Storm launched and sold out pretty fast (and sucked as a smartphone to boot) so I would say that was a worse product launch. I'm willing to bet there have been much worse then that so don't really sensationalize this so much.

According to BGR they sold 100,000 Incredibles in the first two days and the reason it's taking so long now is their is a shortage of displays from the supplier (Samsung)

 

I don't think they are pushing the incredible production aside for the evo which won't appeal to that many people expecially since sprints 4g coverage is almost non existant to 98% of the market. They are not going to stop production on a proven winner to roll the dice on a device on the 3rd place network, its just not going to happen.

 

I find it hard to compare htc to motorola, i mean the differences in hardware are pretty stark in comparision. I would take an HTC device over motorola any day of the week.

 

Did you forget the wii was out of stock in most places even a year and a half after its launch? Trust me i know first hand about the video game consoles, it happens to be my day job (and no i don't work at gamestop). Check my qr code and you'll see why i happen to know alittle about the gaming industry

 

The shipment is coming, calm down.

 

You go right ahead and produce several hundred thousand phones.

Yes they are. They are just being sold as soon as they arrive at the stores.

 

LOL this coming from a guy who has no incredible speaking to a guy who is sitting right next to one? My phone works perfectly fine, no issues what-so-ever. So at least this time my decision to pre-order wasn't so dumb now was it?

Do you honestly think that they have had time to revamp the hardware within a month of its launch? Hardware revisions take months to get completed, you won't start seeing any revisions for at least 3-6 months after its initial release. Trust me i know what i'm talking about when electronics are concerned, its been my livihood for the past 15 years. I've been involved in every aspect in electronics developement. From prototyping,developing,outsourcing, mass production,marketing, selling and everything in between

 

You might need to expand your search... I called all over the place, with the same story from all of them, out of stock, dont know when they'll get more, can put me on a list.

Found store right next to my house that said I could order it that day, free next day air, and it was in stock. I rushed up there and ordered it and it came the next day!!

I called Verizon customer service to confirm and guy told me, I don't know why they are sold out everywhere, we got plenty in stock.

 

So your evidence is relying on forum posts? LMAO!

 

Now it's all about the hunt. There were several stores near me in NJ that were all out of Incred's but I called another 3 stores and found one place that had 3 left.

Luckily, I got one.

Try calling some stores off the beaten path and maybe you'll get lucky.

 

Define "ton".

 

LOL look at my post count, yes i've read this forum. I do so daily. I also know that because alot of these people have not had an android phone before that most of these problems are user error or just not knowing what they are talking about. If they had a previous android handset they would have been conditioned to what these phones are capable of and what kind of quirks to expect. So what problems concern you the most? The battery? The signal bars (which don't mean a thing), the pink hue to the screen on certain webpages (explained in antoher forum quite brilliantly i might add), the fact that if you drop it on concrete from higher than 2 ft it might crack the screen? What one of these non-issues do you think will be solved by the time you get yours? Spend some time reading, not just here but around the web in general. I visit about 4 android forums including xda on a daily basis. So what are you going to inform me of that i don't already know?

 

Personal experience? You don't even have the damn phone yet. Please save us all the drama and leave until you actually get one.

 

When I ordered mine on 5/6 the sales person told me there were 0 in any store in ohio, but had 21,000 in a warehouse. The item was overnited via fedex and I was in business.

I think it was an undersight by verizon to not have any on hand shortly after the launch, or thought that it wouldn't be a huge seller.

 

I think they ARE instock in many places. My local verizon store had them in stock. I talked to someone at a random booth in the mall, they didnt have them, but they said they get a few every week. When I ordered online, I got it within a week. I guess it depends on the area.

 

They did what they could, period. They aren't holding back stock in some secret warehouse in area 51. They are getting them out as quickly as possible and i would say thats pretty darn quick seeings as they got 100k+ units out within a week leading up to its launch. So unless they fired everyone who was involved in shipping those units out they have the man power to push as many units out the door as they come in. If they get 10,000 units a day they can push out 10,000 units a day, period end of story.