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Apple's New iPad Delayed Until June?

do we know the next time apple store employees can't take vacation or personal days so that they are in store (for the ipad 2 release) week?
 
I love how everyone always falls for these. Wen they talk about iPad 3 early or an iPad 2 delay it´s very obviusly just to influence the stock marked/help other brands sell.

iPad 2 will happen within the next 6 Weeks.
 
There is no way Apple would wait till June to release the iPad 2. It would take iPhone 5 sales away. They also would not wait till August/Fall because it would take away from MacBook and iPod touch sales for students. It may not be a drastic loss in other idevices/Mac's but apple wouldn't allow it to lower other sales at all. April is the perfect time to release the iPad because it's a empty product slot in the year for apple.

Just wait till March for the announcement and April release. Apple announced the iPad in Jan. last year with an April launch. That's a huge gap but needed for a product that new to everyone so the word could get around. Now that everyone knows about the iPad, Apple will not need nearly as much of a lead as they did before.

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With all the tech sites/blogs strongly advising people to not buy current version iPads due to imminent refresh, this seems like a bit of manipulation orchestrated by Apple to keep the current versions moving in the interim. Might explain why MacRumors has never heard of these guys Yuanta Securities, too. ;)
 
Scottsdale said:
I wonder if Apple has decided to skip the prototype iPad 2 to go straight to the iPad 3. John Gruber had predicted an iPad 2 in April then a pro-like version with retina display in September. The iPhone on Verizon isn't likely doing as well as Apple hoped as many are waiting for June and the iPhone 5. It seems a lot of people were saying if there is no retina display in the iPad 2 they will wait for the third Gen. Apple could be doing this to speedup the retina display for the next iPad. It really makes more sense especially with the competition failing to bring real competition for the iPad. I would prefer waiting a few extra months for a retina display!
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Well I certainly hope you're right. I want retina on the iPad and I don't mind waiting for it either.
 
Scottsdale said:
I wonder if Apple has decided to skip the prototype iPad 2 to go straight to the iPad 3. John Gruber had predicted an iPad 2 in April then a pro-like version with retina display in September. The iPhone on Verizon isn't likely doing as well as Apple hoped as many are waiting for June and the iPhone 5. It seems that 50 people on a message board say if there is no retina display in the iPad 2 they will wait for the third Gen. The general public will buy several million. Apple could be doing this to speedup the retina display for the next iPad. It really makes more sense especially with the competition failing to bring real competition for the iPad. I would prefer waiting a few extra months for a retina display!
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Fixed.
 
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freddy425 said:
Great now I'm gonna have to wait even longer :( well maybe a delay would make it slightly better...doubtful, can't wait to get an iPad! I've been waiting since the announcement of the first iPad for this one to come out..

just my thoughts
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Just like me
 
MaxKas777 said:
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There is no way Apple would wait till June to release the iPad 2. It would take iPhone 5 sales away. i
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Wow, I've never seen such a confused post.

No they won't wait until June, but it has nothing to do with iphone 5 sales.
 
I am an Analyst

The iPad 2 will be released between March 1 and July 1. It may have light peak, mini USB, CDMA, GSM, HSPA+, and LTE or it may not. The screen will be the same or it may be better. The device will come in multiple sizes or it will be a 9.7.

Based on supply chain and sources with in and outside of Apple, I realize that to be an analyst, I just need to make crap up and get a rumor board to post it.

BTW - Apple stock will close between $1 and $1000 per share at the end of 2011. You heard it from me first!!!
 
drewface said:
I don't think so. Apple wouldn't release the iPhone 5 and iPad 2 within such a close timeframe of eachother. Unless of course the iPhone is coming July/August this year.
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Why not? I think Apple would benefit from doing a iOS 5 dev preview w/ both iPhone and iPad and then release them both soonafter. What if iPad 2 launches with NFC as it is rumored to? What are you going to communicate with?

I think it would be better to release unified iOS versions than to stagger them. Perhaps they could do it sort of like HP's webOS event.
 
iansilv said:
Well that sucks! i'm selling my AAPL!! The sky is falling!!!
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Well that's what this rumour is intended to do I think.

ie: Tuesday bring AAPL down with a rumour, and then a day later it will bounce right back up with some other "good" rumour or news item.

This one is well played for Tuesday's open.

If you are a day trader type person - I think this is juicy stuff.

PS - no idea whether the rumour is credible, but the timing is just a little too good.
 
BuddyTronic said:
Well that's what this rumour is intended to do I think.

ie: Tuesday bring AAPL down with a rumour, and then a day later it will bounce right back up with some other "good" rumour or news item.

This one is well played for Tuesday's open.

If you are a day trader type person - I think this is juicy stuff.

PS - no idea whether the rumour is credible, but the timing is just a little too good.
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Agreed! Last week, stock dropped the last 2 days due to National Enquirer news. Now, we hear this! This is bogus from Bloomberg.
 
The biggest reason I don't believe this is that it would push it to the same quarter/month that the next iPhone comes out. Apple is smart enough to avoid losses from internal competition of their own products. If people are forced to choose between an iPhone or an iPad in the same period it is not gonna be good for sales.

This rumor is complete rubbish through and through.
 
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