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Apple Considering Delaying iPhone 12 Launch 'by Months'

The Game 161 said:
Jon Prosser says October/November
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Of course the absolute best Jon can report is what Apple's current thinking is -- and that could change.

Personally I think Apple should make lemonade out of this enforced timeout. They have an opportunity to do two things:
- get off the treadmill of annual iPhone upgrade in September come-what-may. Maybe they think people expect it, maybe they think Wall Street expects it. Either way, they can break the pattern this year, and then just not establish a new pattern, or rather establish a pattern like Macs and iPads -- new stuff will ship when it is ready.

- along with which, same for software. Use this six month time out as a chance to fix six months worth of bugs! All those silly bugs that have languished for years because they were considered low priority? Now is the time to work on them!
All the parts of the OS that feel kludged because they ARE kludged? Now's the time to design a new architecture.

You don't often (unless you are Selina Meyers!) get given a get-out-of-jail-free card allowing you to escape a prison of your own devising without consequences. Don't WASTE this opportunity to reset the company expectations schedule to something healthier for everyone -- healthier for Apple engineers, healthier for customers (who are almighty sick of half-baked software that's shipped because "we have to hit the schedule").
 
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I personally am looking forward to a new 5G iPhone in the fall.
I am also looking forward to a new 5G iPad Pro in the fall (although I'm still debating if I should buy the LTE model).
And yes, I am looking forward to both iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 in the fall too.

Specifically, I expect more robust mouse/trackpad and Files support in iPadOS 14.
 
name99 said:
Of course the absolute best Jon can report is what Apple's current thinking is -- and that could change.

Personally I think Apple should make lemonade out of this enforced timeout. They have an opportunity to do two things:
- get off the treadmill of annual iPhone upgrade in September come-what-may. Maybe they think people expect it, maybe they think Wall Street expects it. Either way, they can break the pattern this year, and then just not establish a new pattern, or rather establish a pattern like Macs and iPads -- new stuff will ship when it is ready.

- along with which, same for software. Use this six month time out as a chance to fix six months worth of bugs! All those silly bugs that have languished for years because they were considered low priority? Now is the time to work on them!
All the parts of the OS that feel kludged because they ARE kludged? Now's the time to design a new architecture.

You don't often (unless you are Selina Meyers!) get given a get-out-of-jail-free card allowing you to escape a prison of your own devising without consequences. Don't WASTE this opportunity to reset the company expectations schedule to something healthier for everyone -- healthier for Apple engineers, healthier for customers (who are almighty sick of half-baked software that's shipped because "we have to hit the schedule").
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Not releasing an iPhone in the expected September window would bee very bad for the share price with revenues already down (like everyone else) because of world events.

iPhone 9 releasing sooner rather than later sounds a dead cert, certainly as the design will have been locked down already. And the 9 might just get some early takers if people's circumstances are such that the more expensive iPhones due later in the year would no longer be an option.

As for resting the iPhone 12 and using the time to work on iOS 14 or bug fix iOS 13 - I don't think the shareholders would allow it. And the consumers who want one might be none too pleased either.

Mind you, as may have previously been mentioned here - the iPhone XR came out some time after the Xs.

So if it's a question of being unable to ramp up production for manpower reasons then I would say Apple should launch the iPhone 12 Pro models first and then follow up with the non pro models when they are ready.

Apple would already have the 9 and perhaps third party 11 Pro models at lower prices for those who want options.
 
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I'm not so interested in the iPhone 12 models, as, sadly, they have long ago moved out of my price range, but, on the other hand, the iPhone SE2 can't come soon enough as far as I am concerned. My 6s's battery is near the end of its useful life (although, oddly, the battery app control panel doesn't yet think so), and I'd happily buy one by mail order while most real world shops remain closed in my country and many others.
 
Hopefully it’s only a couple months delay. Many factors and Companies involved in producing this iPhone 12
Hopefully this pandemic dies soon
 
Relentless Power said:
I don’t think it will stretch that far. I do think we could see a very late fourth quarter launch, but given the economic state right now, I just don’t think consumers have ‘Smart phones’ on their mind, being that they are restructuring how they’re spending their money.
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It depends, if it’s seasonal and we’re unable to find a treatment before October, it could play out exactly like the Spanish Flu.
 
Update on the iPhone 9 meeting from yesterday:

They left the meeting with no final decision being made.

They’re still considering an April release. I’m told they want to decide by next week, but *if* they do it, it’ll be mid-April.

Update next week, I guess.
Sorry, guys 😞

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