Apple iPhone shortage to prevent future backlash from customers?

Apple iPhone is out of stock from stores in the US and UK markets.

Apple has confirmed that their online store too is out of stock.

No reasons have been specified for this shortage.

There can be two reasons (interconnected!) for this shortage…

Apple is almost sure to launch the second generation iPhone in the coming weeks.

The shortage means that the company is working on delivering the new iPhone to the stores.

The shortage could also be artificially generated to make sure that customers cannot complain in the future that they bought the first generation iPhone just days before Apple launched the new edition.

Apple has suffered such complaints before and they seem to be a bit more cautious this time around. No matter it is hurting the sales of the iPhone device.