Adopter categories are classifications of individuals within a market based on their innovativeness. Recently Apple introduced its iPhone $14$ for which people waited in long lines before the doors opened. According to experts these $2\mathrm{.}5\%$ of people who bought the iPhone are categorized as:

a$.$ Early adopters

b$.$ Innovators

c$.$ Early majority

d$.$ Late majority

e$.$ Laggards