Apple is reportedly producing four million iPhone 5 units for launch in the second week of September.
“China Times‘ tips had suppliers delivering a 400,000-unit ‘test’ run to make sure production was solid before going ahead,” Electronista reports. “More uncertain was a claim that the iPad 3 was indeed on track for the fall but had been moved back to Thanksgiving (November). A parts shortage had forced Apple’s move, the newspaper said.”
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Electronista reports, “An iPad 3 in the fall has already been disputed, but a delay to November makes it less likely again. Apple’s brief track record has it releasing an iPad once a year and only in the early spring. In recent years, the American firm has shied away from releasing any products later than October.”
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Baloney
Last time around it took 60 days, from the first beta of the iOS 4 to the golden master which coincides with the iPhone release announcement. For iOS 5, this will be on August 5. I do not think apple will wait ninety days this time around. This is another cockamamie rumor dreamed up by the WS SHYSTERS.
Double baloney on The news about the iPad 3. Again another ruse by the SHYSTERS to stymie the onslaught of the iPad 2. The mantra is, why buy now, when next version is along the way. Come the imminent release of the iPad 3, their battle cry will be, no need to buy since the newer version has very little enhancement. It is all about stopping apple.
When it becomes clear apple has dominated the market, the SHYSTERS will run to the cretins in congress and demand that they force apple to license the IOS.
Mind you, Apple could be waiting for iCloud to be up and running so as to make maximum impact with iPhone 5
This is how this will play out (courtesy of the payola masters).
First, the iPhone 5
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The day the announcement is out, the payolas will regurgitate the news about the privacy lawsuit in Korea. They will impute the billions in potential losses. Purpose? To dampen impact of iPhone 5 release.
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For the iPad 3
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Again by the payolas.
iPad 3 delayed due to amazon tablet. apple is fearful of amazon and want to wait and see the product. In fact apple will resort to lawsuits again showing their fear of amazon. By October, they will claim that Amazonia also delaying their tablet. Amazon not wanting to play their hand until the holidays lest apple copy from them.
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It is all about stopping apple. They will fail.
I think that a september release of the iPhone seems certain. Apple mentioned a “product transition” affect this upcoming quarter in the conference call. There are also AT&T and Apple staffing positions open for temporary help in the September-October timeframe. The iPod fall event has always been in this timeframe, to line up perfectly with the christmas quarter.
However, the iPod is on the way out, and the iPhone is clearly the future. This is why repositioning the iPhone announcement from the summer (WWDC is really supposed to be about software anyway) is a good idea. It is also a better time for media coverage– whose paying much attention in the summer?
Also, in previous years, announcing iOS in the spring, and then having more stuff at WWDC was confusing. Putting all software announcements at WWDC fits with moving the iPhone to the fall and is more coherent a strategy. Apple has to announce software updates before the hardware updates so developers have time to have apps ready for the hardware launch.
I doubt we’ll have an iPad 3 this fall, but who knows. I’m certain we’ll have the iPhone in September, though conceivably a production problem could push it to October.
iPad in the Spring, Software in the Summer, iPhone in the fall is the perfect arrangement for Apple.
I think that’s the way things are going to continue in 2012, 2013, etc.
I think it’s about time the iPod touch gets GPS and a radio option for data and skype calls where no WiFi exists.
It’s time for the carrier free iPod touch (phone).
uhhhh… question: if you add a a cell radio and GPS to an ipod don’t you just have a 3Gs iPhone? What would be the difference.
I think he means a data only option like the iPad 2 currently has. In other words, the iPod touch would have the exact same capabilities that the iPad 2 has.
I think the new MBAs and probably mirrored MBPs will have a major effect on Apple’s future, as well.