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Apple Store Rep: April 20-30

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WiiMarioHacker

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Went to the Apple store to play with the iPad, and asked about the 3G version. Apparently it will be released around April 20-30. (25-ish); and was also told that it would be the same with the Wi-Fi version; getting it the same day its released. I'm guessing it will be "prepared for shipping" on the 19th. (One of my dreams I had years ago said "it will happen on the 19th.") So, lets just wait and see.

I also picked up a pack of three of :apple:iTunes gift cards. I'll buying Pages and Keynote, but not Numbers yet; as I have another :apple:iTunes GC coming in.

Also, purchasing something AT the Apple store was something else. Scanning the items up via their iPhones/iPod Touches. At first, it threw me off, VERY WEIRD. Not to mention the "guessing game."
 
WiiMarioHacker said:
Went to the Apple store to play with the iPad, and asked about the 3G version. Apparently it will be released around April 20-30. (25-ish); and was also told that it would be the same with the Wi-Fi version; getting it the same day its released. I'm guessing it will be "prepared for shipping" on the 19th. (One of my dreams I had years ago said "it will happen on the 19th.") So, lets just wait and see.

I also picked up a pack of three of :apple:iTunes gift cards. I'll buying Pages and Keynote, but not Numbers yet; as I have another :apple:iTunes GC coming in.

Also, purchasing something AT the Apple store was something else. Scanning the items up via their iPhones/iPod Touches. At first, it threw me off, VERY WEIRD. Not to mention the "guessing game."
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Their POS systems are iPod Touches with a custom software called EasyPay. I've been commissioned to make a system similar to Apple's software. What I can tell you is that Apple use Oracle as the database backend on their servers. I will be using the exact same scanning and credit card swiping device as Apple uses.

I guess you had a go at the signature signing with the POGO stylus? I've just done the signature view for the app and it is actually hilarious at how wierd signatures can look.
 
vertigo235 said:
Hey man, how is this any different than the "Late April" crap they have been giving us?
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Well, its different because the information is coming from an official Apple store employee, and not unofficial sources. (no offense, Mac-Rumors); so that is why I posted it.

PS: :apple::apple::apple::apple::apple:
 
WiiMarioHacker said:
Well, its different because the information is coming from an official Apple store employee, and not unofficial sources. (no offense, Mac-Rumors); so that is why I posted it.

PS: :apple::apple::apple::apple::apple:
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?? "Late April" is coming from Apple (corporation Apple Inc.) and not from unofficial sources. I don't see any additional credibility from "Official" Apple Store employee over Apple Inc.
 
chriszzz said:
How is April 20-30 any more accurate than late April?
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This correlates to what I described in another thread:

"There was a poster in another thread a few weeks ago followed by another poster from another thread shortly thereafter that said when they spoke with Apple store reps on the phone with regards to shifting their [Wi-Fi only] pre-orders to reserved for instore pickup, they were told the iPad 3Gs would be shipping mid-April. Same statement came from two completely different posters. I have no clue if that was a slip of the tongue on the Apple reps' behalf or deliberate, but if that holds any weight remains to be seen."

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/892397/
 
chriszzz said:
How is April 20-30 any more accurate than late April?
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In fact, I'm fairly certain that April 20-30 is actually interpreted as "late April" in many of today's cultures. And before you discount my opinion as unreliable, I am currently holding an Apple in my hand, eating a bowl of Apple Jacks, while sipping on Apple Cider and sitting upon an old Apple Crate.
 
WiiMarioHacker said:
Went to the Apple store to play with the iPad, and asked about the 3G version. Apparently it will be released around April 20-30. (25-ish); and was also told that it would be the same with the Wi-Fi version; getting it the same day its released. I'm guessing it will be "prepared for shipping" on the 19th. (One of my dreams I had years ago said "it will happen on the 19th.") So, lets just wait and see.

I also picked up a pack of three of :apple:iTunes gift cards. I'll buying Pages and Keynote, but not Numbers yet; as I have another :apple:iTunes GC coming in.

Also, purchasing something AT the Apple store was something else. Scanning the items up via their iPhones/iPod Touches. At first, it threw me off, VERY WEIRD. Not to mention the "guessing game."
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how does this add new information? Apple stated late April
 
WiiMarioHacker said:
Well, its different because the information is coming from an official Apple store employee, and not unofficial sources. (no offense, Mac-Rumors); so that is why I posted it.

PS: :apple::apple::apple::apple::apple:
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Official or not, the information is still just as worthless as what we already knew.

Late April
April 20-30

Both are completely worthless.
 
Buddy,

Asking an Apple store employee is as reliable as calling up Verizon and asking a CSR when they're getting the iPhone. They'll know when it is finally scheduled to be received in their store.
 
avaloncourt said:
Buddy,

Asking an Apple store employee is as reliable as calling up Verizon and asking a CSR when they're getting the iPhone. They'll know when it is finally scheduled to be received in their store.
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Exactly. Apple employees have the exact same info the public has; often they have even less.
 
On the WiFi launch day, an Apple Store employee said maybe mid-April. That's looking less likely now.

If the iPad 3G was getting released next week, Jobs would've just mentioned it in the last event. I think they're syncing the US iPad 3G launch with the worldwide launch. So may be 4/24..
 
Well my first gen ipod touch died (4 years later, many drops)

Which makes the wait worse since I used it to keep track of my budget and accounts using Balance app.

Now I am SOL.
 
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