Hasta La Gadget!

Yesterday, Apple and AT&T both experienced complete meltdown as their servers crumpled under the load of iPhone 4 pre-orders. Various surprising effects were experienced by potential customers according to Twitter, including seemingly successful orders failing after completion, AT&T log-ins redirecting to the accounts of other users, and even full-priced, off-contract handsets ending up in shopping carts.

Today, as the dust clears, it appears that Apple managed to sell out of the iPhone 4 despite the almost non-available store. We know this because the delivery date for orders has been pushed back to July 2nd, a week and a day after the launch date of June 24th. The $99 3GS can still be had on time, if you still want that ugly old thing after seeing the new one.

We can only guess that Apple underestimated demand, just like it did with the iPad, which is still scarce in most markets. Those of you outside the first-tier countries, like me over in Spain, can settle in for a long wait.

Select your iPhone, then choose your AT&T rate plan [Apple]