“Early this morning, we found out which of his two possible meanings was operative,” Elmer-DeWitt reports. “According to the Apple Store, if you order an iPad 3G today, it will ship ‘By May 7th.'”
Elmer-DeWitt reports, “Apple attributes all this to ‘surprisingly strong’ demand for the new device.”
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MacDailyNews Note: Earlier today, Apple sent an email to those who has already pre-ordered an iPad, including us, that stated, verbatim:
To Our Valued Apple Customer:
Thank you for your recent order of the magical and revolutionary iPad 3G.
We would like to confirm that your order will be shipped in late April as communicated at the time you placed your order. You will receive a confirmation notice when your order has shipped.
You can get up-to-date information about your order, including shipping status and tracking number, at http://www.apple.com/orderstatus
Thank you for choosing Apple.
Sincerely,
The Apple Store Team
I just received an email from Apple confirming that my pre-order is still scheduled for ‘late April.’ Apple must be getting some questions on this…
Ok. I want my pre-ordered 3G iPad now. What the #$%& does late April mean anyway? Does 4/29 count as late April since the 30th is the last day of April? Geez!!!
As of his morning I have not received any such e-mail from Apple. The only communication I received was when I initially pre-ordered with ship date of late April. I checked my status on line his morning and still show ships late April. Patience.
@ Les S
Waaa, waaaa!
Late April means just what it says. Grow up.
So what does it mean exactly, oh (I’m assuming very old and very wise) sage-like one? Please illuminate.
Late April == April 37th
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I ordered mine on 31 MAR. I have not received today’s email from Apple about a ship date.
Good timing on my part. Pre-ordered a 64GB on Friday night after work and Apple’s email told me it’s still shipping late April. Too bad it probably won’t be here before a trip to NYC on the 28th.
“Late April == April 37th”
My thoughts exactly.
Here’s the email I received this morning:
“To our valued Apple Customer:
Thank you for your recent order of the magical and revolutionary iPad 3G.
We would like to confirm that your order will be shipped in late April as communicated at the time you placed your order. You will receive a confirmation notice when your order has been shipped.
You can get up-to-date info at http://www.apple.com/orderstatus
Thank you for choosing Apple.
Sincerely,
The Apple Store Team”