Apple Prepares Website for International iPhone Launch

MacRumors · 12:58 AM

iPhone Tab as seen on the Apple.com
In the days leading to the 2008 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple has started making small changes to some of their international websites hinting at the imminent launch of the iPhone in Brazil, Canada and Mexico. In the HTML source code for Apple's websites for Canada, Brazil, and Mexico, one reader found the following code:

This represents HTML code for an "iPhone" navigation tab wrapped in HTML comment tags so Web browsers will ignore it. When Apple removes the surrounding comment code, it will reveal an "iPhone" tab (see above) on these country's webpages.

Rogers previously announced that they would be delivering the iPhone to Canadian customers while America Movil has announced iPhone support for Mexico and Brazil.

Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference kicks off on Monday, June 9th, 2008.

Update: The Canadian webpage apparently has had this code since August 2007. Mexico also since August.

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DMann · Jun 8, 2008, 12:30 AM

Ready for prime time!

ReanimationLP · Jun 8, 2008, 12:31 AM

So much iPhone news.

I think my heads gonna explode.

tennismanclay · Jun 8, 2008, 12:31 AM

how do ppl find these things?

rvk27 · Jun 8, 2008, 12:32 AM

this will make almost anyone want an iphone

Telp · Jun 8, 2008, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReanimationLP

So much iPhone news.

I think my heads gonna explode.

Same here. It is making me so anxious that I can't even stand it anymore.

albinoAZN · 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tennismanclay

how do ppl find these things?

just poking around :P

icy-macpro · Jun 8, 2008, 12:33 AM

This makes me feel bad... now my iphone wont be the only "sexy" one in Canada.

Eric Lewis · Jun 8, 2008, 12:33 AM

omg iPhone canada...wooo

so exicted

its my graduating present

better be good data!

avigalante · Jun 8, 2008, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tennismanclay

how do ppl find these things?

I always wondered the same thing. How can someone even think to look through HTML source code? Ah - people are crazy.

Dmac77 · Jun 8, 2008, 12:34 AM

Seriously, are there people who spend their days checking HTML codes, OS X code, etc. Don't people have anything better to do?

Don

queshy · Jun 8, 2008, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tennismanclay

how do ppl find these things?

Lmao, no life, maybe?

Seriously though, bring it on to CANADA already!

mcarnes · Jun 8, 2008, 12:34 AM

Bring on the show.

ingenious · Jun 8, 2008, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avigalante

I always wondered the same thing. How can someone even think to look through HTML source code? Ah - people are crazy.

better yet, how can anyone have the time to go look through a corporate home page's source code?

Pippen Man · Jun 8, 2008, 12:36 AM

And in other news, Steve Jobs was seen leaving his car with new tires, a sign that a new product may be coming out soon.

jackjason · Jun 8, 2008, 12:38 AM

I will be the first one to order ..
mark my word.
I bet an iphone v.2

avigalante · Jun 8, 2008, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ingenious

better yet, how can anyone have the time to go look through a corporate home page's source code?

Good point - but then again there are all those people that spend time in making mockups and photoshopped pics... seriously, don't people go outside anymore and play baseball or something?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pippen Man

And in other news, Steve Jobs was seen leaving his car with new tires, a sign that a new product may be coming out soon.

"We do not comment on upcoming or unreleased products."

Scandals · Jun 8, 2008, 12:39 AM

The code has existed on Apple's Canadian site for months already. Not really anything to report about.

rvk27 · Jun 8, 2008, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icy-macpro

This makes me feel bad... now my iphone wont be the only "sexy" one in Canada.

It probably wont be

GRB · Jun 8, 2008, 12:39 AM

LOL, this has been up for months on this forum and you guys never noticed

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=339343
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=338769

nice research there MacRumors.

dukebound85 · Jun 8, 2008, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRB

LOL, this has been up for months on this forum and you guys never noticed

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=339343

nice research there MacRumors.

well thats a party pooper if i ever saw one haha

Chundles · Jun 8, 2008, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ingenious

better yet, how can anyone have the time to go look through a corporate home page's source code?

I just had a look at the Aussie one - the code is surprisingly short.

6 pages when copied directly into text edit - large font and it's spaced pretty big too. There's not much code there to be honest. Not hard to paste it all into a pages doc and search for iPhone.

Rocketman · Jun 8, 2008, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ingenious

better yet, how can anyone have the time to go look through a corporate home page's source code?

Hmmm. A million customers. Bell curve. The bleeding edge 1-2% are still 10,000 geeks. Say some of them occasionally browse source, especially considering the product release timing, and IM and email each other. These geeks are hooked-up.

Not surprising considering the apparent "kudos" people get for any leak or observation whatsoever.

They sure don't do it for the money!

Rocketman

arn · Jun 8, 2008, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRB

LOL, this has been up for months on this forum and you guys never noticed

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=339343
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=338769

nice research there MacRumors.

noted... and updated the story. brazil and mexico may be new. Anyone seen previous references to that?

arn

Eric Lewis · Jun 8, 2008, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReanimationLP

So much iPhone news.

I think my heads gonna explode.

oh wow..same...like i cant sleep its 12:45am here...

must stay up and wait for more news/leaks!

Jun 8, 2008, 12:29 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Apple Prepares Website for International iPhone Launch iPhone Tab as seen on the Apple.com In the days leading to the 2008 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple has started making small changes to some of their international websites hinting at the imminent launch of the iPhone in Brazil, Canada and Mexico. In the HTML source code for Apple's websites for Canada, Brazil, and Mexico, one reader found the following code: This represents HTML code for an "iPhone" navigation tab wrapped in HTML comment tags so Web browsers will ignore it. When Apple removes the surrounding comment code, it will reveal an "iPhone" tab (see above) on these country's webpages. Rogers previously announced that they would be delivering the iPhone to Canadian customers while America Movil has announced iPhone support for Mexico and Brazil. Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference kicks off on Monday, June 9th, 2008. Update: The Canadian webpage apparently has had this code since August 2007. Mexico also since August. Article Link Last edited by arn : Jun 8, 2008 at 12:58 AM.

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