I wonder what would happen to their sales if Apple were honest about their stock. If they said "We have a zillion iPhone 7 devices for September 16, but if you want the 7 Plus, order 2weeks later"
Personally I would prefer that: it would allow me to PLAN my schedule to be home on delivery day before getting the surprise after finalizing my order.
But as it stands Apple looks like they are trying to cause the same hysteria as Walmart does for Black Friday, and frankly I find that to be a complete turn off.
I don't know, I'm in a stage of my life where I soon won't need to rely on Apple's ecosystem.
If buying their products is always such a morass, it may become too tedious for what it's worth.
So I think next time I need to upgrade, I will not do it on launch day, I will wait an extra 3-4 months, then walk in the store at my leisure and buy what I want on the spot.
Or I can decide that Apple has served my needs but is now becoming too much trouble for what it's worth and go the Nexus route since I really think that's the only way to do Android right,
But hopping from one foot to the other like a caffeinated donkey waiting for the carrot on the stick is no longer an option for me, I am done with Apple launch day nonsense.
That said, I adore my iPad Pro 9.7 and I'm sure I will love my iPhone 7 Plus 256 GB, but I have reached a point where I loathe the marketing hysteria more than I love the devices, so if I am to stay with Apple, I am confident that I will upgrade my devices as far away from launch dates as I can.
If not, I will have to jump ship.