(Credit: CNET)
The wait for iPhone 5 purchases to ship has shortened by a full week today, nearly two months after the product's initial release.
New buyers from Apple's online store now face a two- to three-week wait before their phones ship, down from the three to four weeks that began stacking up in the days after pre-orders for the device began in mid-September, MacRumors notes.
The iPhone 5 launched in nine countries, including the U.S. and Europe, on September 21, and a week later in an additional 22 countries. During Apple's quarterly earnings call last month, the company noted that it was "working very hard" to replenish its supply of the devices, and that it had "significantly" improved its output of what CEO Tim Cook described as "the largest volume ramp in Apple's history."
The improvement in shipping times is still considerably longer than what consumers face when purchasing the iPhone from one of Apple's carrier partners. A report last week from research firm BTIG showed that new buyers ... [Read more]
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