Apple's Online Store Down for Scheduled 'Maintenance' Break, Possibly Ahead of Product Updates

[KarimLeVallois]

No link bracelets for Apple Watch?

 

[gilles9]

Just saw an iPhone 7 red, while going to apple.com
cannot reproduce
si it is coming

 

[csurfr]

Where is the "it's happening" Tim Cook gif?

 

[Three141]

Lol, currently unavailable in the UK (product red iPhone).

 

[Geert76]

now, quickly buy one of those new Red iPhones and slab one of those fugley cases around it, so you dont have to look at the red color

 

[robjulo]

No, there are now two versions at 9.7. The "pro" and the new iPad. Different starting price for each.

so the 9.7" is no longer called ipad pro, just iPAD

 

[Darkashnet]

The new iPad is a replacement for the iPad Air 2 I assume? So they're going to have an "iPad" line an a "iPad Pro" line.

 

[ertanunver]

There is still Pro option for 9.7 version.

 

[danskin]

so the 9.7" is no longer called ipad pro, just iPAD

no, there is still the pro 9.7", no upgrade
this new ipad replaces the Air 2

 

[Mato-11]

Where is the "it's happening" Tim Cook gif?

Maybe because it is not happening. Just a new color and the 9.7" iPad.

 

[George Dawes]

welcome to the new zany over excitable cook era !!!!!

all hype no substance and a big hoopla over f$*& all

i'm starting to think he might be on some form of medication

 

[Orion1]

Same here, saw iPhone 7 Product Red

 

[morganperry]

Nike bands now available separately.

 

[jezbd1997]

Everyone is getting really hyped for this. I can almost 100% guarantee that it might just actually be site maintainance and nothing new is coming. Any new iOS devices always get keynotes, only Mac refreshes don't. Considering the Mac Pro is aging poorly, I'm assuming any updates to it will be held until WWDC, or never. The MBP just got upgraded. Most likely new CPUs in either MacBook, iMac, or Mac minis. Maybe higher capacities on some iOS devices, larger (cheaper) SSDs in the Macs, and SSDs standard across the board (or at least Fusion Drives).

That is, again, if this not what I think it is (just standard maintainance) and everyone is reading too far into it.

100% ? check apple.com now

 

[Jayderek]

*places marker on 'Whining Begins Instantly' on my MacRumors Bingo card*

 

[adnbek]

How disappointing... I wish Apple would get their sh*t together and release updates to their Macs. I miss the days when Apple would release exciting new products regularly throughout the year.

 

[The Doctor11]

The new iPad doesn't have a reflective coating on the screen

 

[Return Zero]

That's probably why they didn't make a big deal out of the announcement. Personally, I'm still hoping for some type of Mac-related event next month. (EDIT: Of course, I may just be an eternal optimist…)

Yeah I was in the camp hoping for Mac mini spec bumps... And I'm still sore they never originally released a blue iPhone like some rumors suggested, which I would have loved

 

[tparidae]

How disappointing... I wish Apple would get their sh*t together and release updates to their Macs. I miss the days when Apple would release exciting new products regularly throughout the year.

Well, they almost lost me. I was already looking into a Ryzen-based PC and now I'm feeling even more convinced (you cannot imagine the specs you can have for the price of a 21.5 inch mac: 8-core 1700x, 16GB ram, 256 GB Samsung 960 EVO, 3TB HDD, basic geforce card and 4k dell 27 inch screen, tempting)

 

[cibonak]

there is a 20$ discount on education apple

 

[macrbabe]

I and 10 million others were hoping a MacPro

 

[Zyqs]

New iPad and iPhone 7 product red

 

[csurfr]

Maybe because it is not happening. Just a new color and the 9.7" iPad.

I was referring to the Watch bands.

 

[MacQork]

Well, they almost lost me. I was already looking into a Ryzen-based PC and now I'm feeling even more convinced (you cannot imagine the specs you can have for the price of a 21.5 inch mac: 8-core 1700x, 16GB ram, 256 GB Samsung 960 EVO, 3TB HDD, basic geforce card and 4k dell 27 inch screen, tempting)

If only Apple would sell OS X!

 

[watsonjm]

Looks like all nylon straps have gone