iPhone users join the fold as sales begin for Duo
Sales of Apple's first folding phone, the iPhone Duo, began on Friday, with market watchers betting on whether the device can reinvent the small foldables market in the same way the iPhone did for smartphones. The Duo's reception could prove an early test for new chief executive John Ternus, the former hardware chief who unveiled the phone barely a week after taking charge in September. It could also have large implications for a niche category in which rivals such as Samsung Electronics and Huawei Technologies have sold premium offerings for several years. Within minutes of pre-orders opening last Friday, Apple's estimated delivery dates for the Duo had slipped to late January as demand outpaced supply. The US company called the response from customers "nothing short of extraordinary". In Sydney, the first Apple store to sell the phones on Friday, a queue of customers formed outside before it opened at 8am. Simon Krishnan, a 48-year-old engineer, paid A$3,899 for a Duo with 512GB memory. "This is a bit of a luxury item for me, because it's so expensive, but I just think, you know what? Life's too short," he said. In China, a soft consumer market combined with memory costs pushing prices higher has led to six straight...
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