Isn't it obvious what happened to iPhone 7 Plus supplies?

Apple has no more iPhone 7 Plus devices to sell. Where did they go?
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Lance Ulanoff
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Apple made the startling admission on Thursday that they had no more iPhone 7 Plus smartphones to sell to all those people who patiently waited outside Apple stores around the world.

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The news was met with shock and dismay. How could this happen? Is the 5.5-inch smartphone that popular? Did that many people want that pretty, pretty cool, integrated 2x-optical zoom camera?

Maybe.


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Perhaps, though, there's another explanation. After all, not everyone was thrilled about the disappearance of the 3.5 mm headphone jack. Maybe someone or something took action.

This is, of course, just one theory.

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Lance Ulanoff

Lance Ulanoff was Chief Correspondent and Editor-at-Large of Mashable. Lance acted as a senior member of the editing team, with a focus on defining internal and curated opinion content. He also helped develop staff-wide alternative story-telling skills and implementation of social media tools during live events. Prior to joining Mashable in September 2011 Lance Ulanoff served as Editor in Chief of PCMag.com and Senior Vice President of Content for the Ziff Davis, Inc. While there, he guided the brand to a 100% digital existence and oversaw content strategy for all of Ziff Davis’ Web sites. His long-running column on PCMag.com earned him a Bronze award from the ASBPE. Winmag.com, HomePC.com and PCMag.com were all been honored under Lance’s guidance.He makes frequent appearances on national, international, and local news programs including Fox News, the Today Show, Good Morning America, Kelly and Michael, CNBC, CNN and the BBC.He has also offered commentary on National Public Radio and been interviewed by newspapers and radio stations around the country. Lance has been an invited guest speaker at numerous technology conferences including SXSW, Think Mobile, CEA Line Shows, Digital Life, RoboBusiness, RoboNexus, Business Foresight and Digital Media Wire’s Games and Mobile Forum.

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