“Over the weekend, MacRumors reader Andrew Turko sent an email to Apple CEO Tim Cook sharing his thoughts on the launch of the Apple Watch and its limitation to online orders only, and he received a response from Apple’s executive team that sheds some light on Apple’s concern over its launch plans and the potential for Apple Watch devices to ship out ahead of their prospective shipping dates,” Juli Clover reports for MacRumors.
“The Apple executive team member that spoke to Andrew referenced long wait times for earlier devices like the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus,” Clover reports, “noting that shipping estimates were often much longer than actual wait times and suggesting that the same thing might happen with the Apple Watch.”
[Apple] said that June preorders will most likely ship sooner than June. Of course he didn’t make any promises, but that’s the reason Apple is announcing such an extended ship date after all – to avoid disappointment through false guarantees. — MacRumors reader Andrew Turko
Much more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Our iPhone 6 Plus shipping times constantly improved over time until they arrived on release day (which was not originally included in the shipping range). In the case of our Apple Watches, we got in so early that the shipping range does contain the release date (4/24-5/8), so we’re definitely hoping to see them on the 24th!
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn Weiler” for the heads up.]