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3G iPhone in May, Another Device at WWDC?

Oh god, please don't refuel the tablet rumour talk. We've just about convinced people a 13" MBP is not on the way. Considering we have iPt, iPhone and now the MBA as well, is there "room" for such a product? Really?
 
FJ218700 said:
I could see a tablet replacing the mini.

i.e., remember the patent application for sliding the tablet into an iMac-like enclosure?
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Yeah, but isn't the point of the Mac Mini that it's an entry-level desktop
mac? i.e. can be attached to a monitor, mouse, and keyboard? I don't know that a "mobile device" of any kind would be an adequate replacement for a Mac Mini for mac newcomers who need a low barrier to entry and high flexibility.
 
this does make sense

today Sunday's Times business section has a whole article on these mini tablets...new Iphone this week...mini tablet in June!!! YES!!!:D

only question is would one need a mini tablet if they have an iphone?
 
I'm not sure what to think....

On one hand, it doesn't make sense that they would release the 3G phone in May. First of all, they haven't announced an event and unless the 3G phone is simply a chip update and GPS, nothing else hardware wise, then they would want alot of press leading up to it. Also, as mentioned above, why would they release it ahead of the firmware 2.0 update.

On the other hand, Steve could be suprising us with an early release of the 2.0 update and a new iPhone and I don't think its too farfetched to believe that they would come out with a tablet. So I'm up in the air, I'm gonna hold back my excitement until we hear something actually convincing, out of left field rumors just aren't enough for me to get excited over. For the sake of a more feature 3G iPhone, I'm hoping it won't be til WWDC, as this would give them a stage (literally) to build up press before hand and then release something truly great and updated.

Then again, I would love to see a tablet coming out of Cupertino. Again though, as mentioned above, if they release a tablet, what does someone pick as a traveler? An Air, a tablet, a macbook, a macbook pro, an iPhone? Too many choices.

Maybe they'll release it all at WWDC but there will be something else alongside, not a tablet though... New form factored MacBooks and MacBook Pros!!! Thats what I'm talking about.
 
I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet, but this doesn't seem to hold true for me for one reason. The post speaking of AT&T employees being restricted from taking a vacation from the 15th of June to the 15th of July. I worked for AT&T in a retail store last year with the release of the iPhone and still speak with many people who even though were not allowed to speak of the email by law they still confided in me that it was due to a product to be launched. The iPhone is the only product that would cause such an action by AT&T, so even though the supply situation is a bit odd, in my opinion we won't see the 3G iPhone till June 15th or a little after the date.
 
louisvillesown said:
I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet, but this doesn't seem to hold true for me for one reason. The post speaking of AT&T employees being restricted from taking a vacation from the 15th of June to the 15th of July. I worked for AT&T in a retail store last year with the release of the iPhone and still speak with many people who even though were not allowed to speak of the email by law they still confided in me that it was due to a product to be launched. The iPhone is the only product that would cause such an action by AT&T, so even though the supply situation is a bit odd, in my opinion we won't see the 3G iPhone till June 15th or a little after the date.
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Yeah, the AT&T aspect makes this very unlikely.
 
Boydbme said:
if they release the 3g iphone in May, then I'm waiting until I found out what they have in store to announce at WWDC in June before I get one.

I'm sensing too high of expectations. good set up for a let down.
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yes thats exactly what im going to do.
 
It could happen since Apple has run out of iPhones. Not having iPhones for a month is not good for the bottom line nor the stock price.
 
I was told they were coming June 12th, but that doesn't make any sense. All the Apple stores in Silicon Valley are out, the online store won't sell them, and it looks like AT&T is basically clearing out the final stuff.

I thought they were gonna wait till WWDC but it looks like it will drop earlier. No way ANY company skips an entire month of revenue, and tells people "Sorry we don't know abut that product"..

It will be this tuesday I'd imagine, 2 days, SHAREHOLDERS would sue the pants off you, and in some cases it might be illegal to withhold product like that, especially when it causes the company and shareholders lots of money.
 
Dangeresque said:
Yeah, but isn't the point of the Mac Mini that it's an entry-level desktop
mac? i.e. can be attached to a monitor, mouse, and keyboard? I don't know that a "mobile device" of any kind would be an adequate replacement for a Mac Mini for mac newcomers who need a low barrier to entry and high flexibility.
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louisvillesown said:
I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet, but this doesn't seem to hold true for me for one reason. The post speaking of AT&T employees being restricted from taking a vacation from the 15th of June to the 15th of July. I worked for AT&T in a retail store last year with the release of the iPhone and still speak with many people who even though were not allowed to speak of the email by law they still confided in me that it was due to a product to be launched. The iPhone is the only product that would cause such an action by AT&T, so even though the supply situation is a bit odd, in my opinion we won't see the 3G iPhone till June 15th or a little after the date.
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A Newtonish handheld media device that "holds" the iPhone ala recent rumors sounds plausible.

Simply plug in the new 3G iPhone and away ya go..
The device that could come out at WWDC could very well be a new Apple TV that is handheld and plays music/videos via cables or you can just hold it in your hand and watch.
 
Inventory Shortage

Does anyone else think that maybe Apple and Steve Jobs are trying to EOL the 2.5G iPhone now, so that no one complains about the new one coming out weeks later and so they don't have to come out with rebates again? It's not out of the question... Or maybe they'll drop the price of the iPhone on Tuesday? 2 and a half weeks of $249 and $349 iPhones? You know how many customers who have no idea of the 3G iPhone coming out that would bring in? Think about it this way, they stop selling them online last week, so that the iPhones bought before that can get to the customers before Tuesday, so that they can drop the price and no one can bitc* for a refund. What do you all think?
 
Here are the facts:

1) The next iPhone will not be released until the iPhone 2.0 beta is over. That won't be until June.

2) AT&T has blocked off June 15-July15th for requesting vacations this year just like last year. A good guess would be 2 weeks training, then 2 weeks managing massive store overload.

3) Apple would need to organize some type of press event in an incredibly short time for it to be in May. This makes no sense with WWDC just around the corner.

4) It's worth saying again, WWDC is just around the corner!
 
This doesn't make any sense.

WWDC is less than a month away. I highly doubt Apple would release a major product like a new version of the iPhone just 2 or 3 weeks before some other big new product is released at WWDC.
 
I don't get these "too many products" posts. I, for one, would consider this "new product" an iPod Touch v2, with more emphasis on video capabilities, slightly larger virtual keyboard, better browsing experience, etc. If anything, it helps differentiate the Touch from iPhone. Of course, it would run the 2.0 version of the firmware.
 
3G big deal ?

sminman said:
Why is this 3G thing such a big deal?
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If you have never experienced 3G on the road then it's a bit like saying

"Whats the big deal with boradband, my dialup is fast enough"

3G lets you get things done faster and easier
 
It sort of makes sense. 3G is just that, 3G --so maybe the new iPhone is much more that that. Wow -- thinking about it is doing my head in -- maybe another beer will clear my thoughts ;)...
 
OK, this is my prediction: 3G iphone in the next few days, looking the same as today's iPhone. Then mini iPhone and tablet/maxi (whatever you call it) iPhone to be announce in June.
 
uummm maybe I will wait for wwdc

I was set to get 3 iphones as soon as possible, but waiting a a few weeks to see what they release at wwdc should not be too painful.
 
dagamer34 said:
Here are the facts:

1) The next iPhone will not be released until the iPhone 2.0 beta is over. That won't be until June.

2) AT&T has blocked off June 15-July15th for requesting vacations this year just like last year. A good guess would be 2 weeks training, then 2 weeks managing massive store overload.

3) Apple would need to organize some type of press event in an incredibly short time for it to be in May. This makes no sense with WWDC just around the corner.

4) It's worth saying again, WWDC is just around the corner!
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Why us it too farfetched to believe that Apple can't control the release of the 2.0 software. They might want to highlight specific apps that have been developed from some of the more high profile companies. Thus, giving us time to experience the best apps, then later release apps from some of the more
regular developers.
 
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