september ... october
meh, not much of a difference imo
Actually you're all wrong. iPhone 5 will be the first major product in history to launch on Christmas Day.
and then what's happening with the ipods?
There is a level of desperation here that is kind of sad and scary.
I'm sure the new iPhone will be terrific, or not.
BUT IT'S JUST A PHONE!! NOT A CURE FOR CANCER!!
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With all due respect to AllThingsD's sources:
1) Apple unambiguously said during the latest earnings call that it will be undergoing a major product transition THIS fiscal quarter (which is over before October). With all due respect, they weren't talking about a new AppleTV or a couple of Mac models. The only "major transitions" are iPhone or iPad. Unless you believe there will be an iPad 3 out before the iPhone 5, it has to be the iPhone 5. And keep in mind that you can't just make **** up during earnings calls -- false statements can have legal repercussions.
2) Heavy rumors of late August/September AT&T and Apple Store upstaffings -- you'd have to believe that every single one of those rumors was a phony.
There is no way iPhone 5 is going to be faster than iPad 2. They will under clock it to 1ghz dual core.
1) Apple unambiguously said during the latest earnings call that it will be undergoing a major product transition THIS fiscal quarter (which is over before October). With all due respect, they weren't talking about a new AppleTV or a couple of Mac models. The only "major transitions" are iPhone or iPad.
1) Apple unambiguously said during the latest earnings call that it will be undergoing a major product transition THIS fiscal quarter (which is over before October). With all due respect, they weren't talking about a new AppleTV or a couple of Mac models. The only "major transitions" are iPhone or iPad. Unless you believe there will be an iPad 3 out before the iPhone 5, it has to be the iPhone 5.
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iPhone 5 availability is starting to sound an awful lot like the PowerBook G5 availability. It may never be released.
There is an iPod transition every September, and I don't see how adding 3G to the iPod Touch will entail additional financial risk for Apple's iPod transition (in years past they haven't claimed during earnings calls that the iPod transition is a downside risk). Also, as you are aware, the iPod is playing a much, much smaller role in Apple's bottom line these days.You left out the iPod. That is one of the legs of Apple's main product lines. Rumors have said the next iPod touch would have 3G capability. That would be a major transition if true.
Also the MP has yet to be updated. Quite possible that Apple did a complete redesign -- some rumors have said it will have a rack mountable case.
So while and iPhone this Q is possible it's not a foregone conclusion. Apple does have major other products in the update queue.
You're the only one talking about cancer...This is a tech enthusiast web site. Let us have our fun.
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It doesn't seem likely that an iPhone/iPad update would count as a transition. They didn't say "introduction" either.
"Transition" implies a change. I cannot guess what that might be, unless it's merging Apple TV with their laptops/desktops or something along those lines. Or dumping desktops altogether. Dunno. Not enough info.
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As for the iPhone 5 waiting until October: judging from Spring rumors and Verizon's comments, it seems likely that Apple was originally planning just a simple Summer refresh, but Android/Samsung sales made them change their mind and go for something entirely new.