IPhone X cannot be picked up at Apple Stores in France and Belgium

There is less and less time for November 3, a date that many users have marked on the calendar as the day on which they will finally be able to enjoy the new iPhone X, either waiting for the messenger without leaving home or Going at the agreed time to the corresponding Apple Store.

But not all Apple Stores distributed throughout the world will make available to users of the iPhone X to collect directly, since both France and Belgium will not have that option and will have to wait placidly at their homes until the messenger arrives.

Although in recent years, the queues in the Apple Stores have been reduced considerably, many are the users who prefer to go to an Apple Store to pick up the iPhone, which generates the typical queues we are used to on the day of the launch of the iPhone. new iPhone models. Due to anti-terrorism restrictions in both France and Belgium, Apple will not sell the iPhone directly from Apple Stores on the first day, so it will also not be available for physical collection, as reported by sources related to Apple in both countries.

Apple, as usual, is dedicated to complying with local laws and regulations to avoid large concentrations and queues in popular tourist areas, due to the attacks that both Paris and Brussels have suffered throughout the year. In Spain, it seems that the authorities have not taken into account the dissuasive measures that these countries have taken, in order to avoid crowds in tourist areas after the incident that occurred in Barcelona at the end of summer.

This measure may at first seem somewhat exaggerated, but it is clear that being exposed to an attack to get a smartphone before other people, is not worth it at all, no matter how fanboy it may be.