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iPhone 5 to Launch at End of June?
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The very same Apple rep that told me the iPhone 5 has been delayed until September told me a couple of weeks ago that he received an email saying to prepare for training for the new iPhone in May.
Doesn't fit with any timescales and it's unlikely anyone outside of developers will be trained on it before release. Interesting change, or playing me for a chump (he did say the iPad 2 would be named so, despite a few doubters around here)?
The very same Apple rep that told me the iPhone 5 has been delayed until September told me a couple of weeks ago that he received an email saying to prepare for training for the new iPhone in May.
Doesn't fit with any timescales and it's unlikely anyone outside of developers will be trained on it before release. Interesting change, or playing me for a chump (he did say the iPad 2 would be named so, despite a few doubters around here)?
What I'll never understand is why you believe some rag rumor, over the fundamentals of common sense. And you push it as if this most "controversial"
rumor is actually what's most likely to happen in the real world.
Or is generating traffic from buzz words all you really care about?
I'm not pushing any rumor.
- The rumor doesn't contradict loop insight's rumor, as was claimed.
- The site aggregates rumors and in the post we mention that the sourcing of the article is suspect, and that it may even be an April Fools joke.
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1. I did not vote this down, Macrumors does not seem to count my votes. (Dogs can't vote?)
2. I do hope the iP5 is delayed. The only thing I want from the iP5 is LTE. Anything else is a bonus. The later the release, the higher the probability of LTE.
I could see this happening. A big keynote at WWDC would be hard on Steve Jobs' health, so this gives him a "smaller" stage to work on (though it's still big news). Steve did do the iPad 2 intro, so it's likely that he would do iPhone 5 as well.
If iOS 5 is indeed previewed at WWDC, then an iPhone announcement 4 weeks later and a launch 6-8 weeks later (mid-July or end-July) would give developers about 2 months, which is consistent with what we've seen in the past. And it doesn't have to be June for iPhones, the 3G went on sale July 11, 2008 (my last day at Apple Retail - out with a bang!)
If iOS 5 is indeed previewed at WWDC, then an iPhone announcement 4 weeks later and a launch 6-8 weeks later (mid-July or end-July) would give developers about 2 months, which is consistent with what we've seen in the past. And it doesn't have to be June for iPhones, the 3G went on sale July 11, 2008 (my last day at Apple Retail - out with a bang!)
I agree with alot of others on here. If it were to go down like this - Japan? Probably, UK? Very likely. Korea? uh.... I think the korean media is trying to build hype on something it knows very little about. Just my 2 cents.
It's one thing to not believe a rumor - it's another to post something like this. Be prepared to be called out if you end up being wrong.
Now, if it's a history lesson you want, I'll be happy to oblige you. For the previous two versions, Apple has held an event before WWDC to preview the next version of iOS about 3 months before it was released. The new iPhone has always been launched with the new version of iOS in June(/July). That's three historical precedents:
1) iOS is previewed 3 months in advance.
2) The new iPhone is launched with the new OS.
3) The iPhone is launched in June.
There's no such preview event this year. iOS 5 will be unveiled at WWDC - that's confirmed. Any way you look at it, history will be broken. Therefore, predicting what will happen this year based upon Apple's pattern has no more merit than any of the rumors.
Logically, it would make sense that iOS 5, being previewed at WWDC, is launched about three months later with the new iPhone in late August or early September. Historically, that jives with the timing of the preview/launch of iOS as well as the launches of iOS and the new iPhone coinciding. Obviously, that breaks from the pattern of releasing the new iPhone in June. That idea is supported, however, by multiple rumors of both a September iPhone launch and no hardware announcement at WWDC.
The rumors of a delayed iPhone launch, in turn, are supported by other rumors as to why it would be delayed: 4G, supply constraints out of Japan, or even related to a redesign or capacity bump.
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The other thing to realize here is Lion. I don't see how you can split WWDC with an annoucment of a new phone (and a new iOS), and a new operating system 'for the rest of us'. Apple doesn't split messages. My feeling is WWDC is about Lion and nothing else, focusing on a 10.7 release sometime in July (for back to school purchases).
I can easily see iOS 5 being released in the 'iPod announcement' in Aug/Sept, with a new iPod Touch, Nano, and ('.... One More Thing...") iPhone5 (iPhone Nano?) all announced to be shipping before Nov 1 (pre Xmas Shopping).
Could be wrong, could be right, but I strongly doubt iPhone5 iOS5 news at WWDC.
The other thing to realize here is Lion. I don't see how you can split WWDC with an annoucment of a new phone (and a new iOS), and a new operating system 'for the rest of us'. Apple doesn't split messages. My feeling is WWDC is about Lion and nothing else, focusing on a 10.7 release sometime in July (for back to school purchases).
I can easily see iOS 5 being released in the 'iPod announcement' in Aug/Sept, with a new iPod Touch, Nano, and ('.... One More Thing...") iPhone5 (iPhone Nano?) all announced to be shipping before Nov 1 (pre Xmas Shopping).
Could be wrong, could be right, but I strongly doubt iPhone5 iOS5 news at WWDC.
Remember what I said earlier about the earthquake in Japan causing parts constraints for the new iPhone 5--if the earthquake had not occurred, it's likely that the iPhone 5 would have been formally introduced at WWDC and will hit retailers in early July 2011.
But now, since Apple will need to scramble for alternate parts suppliers, Apple will now likely turn WWDC into a show previewing the final version of MacOS X 10.7 ("Lion") and possibly introducing to the public for the first time iOS 5.0, which may have a heavily revamped interface.
Don't be surprised that Apple--with its revamped release schedule--will now schedule a really big press event as Moscone Center in San Francisco in either the third or fourth week in September 2011 to unveil not only the 5G iPod touch, 7G iPod nano and (maybe) a new iPod shuffle, but the new iPhone 5. The event will (in my opinion!) also mark the public rollout of iTunes 11.0 and iOS 5.0; indeed, the 5G iPod touch will come with iOS 5.0 already loaded.
But now, since Apple will need to scramble for alternate parts suppliers, Apple will now likely turn WWDC into a show previewing the final version of MacOS X 10.7 ("Lion") and possibly introducing to the public for the first time iOS 5.0, which may have a heavily revamped interface.
Don't be surprised that Apple--with its revamped release schedule--will now schedule a really big press event as Moscone Center in San Francisco in either the third or fourth week in September 2011 to unveil not only the 5G iPod touch, 7G iPod nano and (maybe) a new iPod shuffle, but the new iPhone 5. The event will (in my opinion!) also mark the public rollout of iTunes 11.0 and iOS 5.0; indeed, the 5G iPod touch will come with iOS 5.0 already loaded.
Lol, do I hear the sound of "CROW" baking in the oven
. I'm still thinking a January release for iPhone 5 (maybe) in order to put AT&T and Verizon on the same schedule. Besides, until LTE is included, I see no reason (for me) to get another GSM or CDMA phone. Can't wait for all of the features of iOS 5 and the iCloud. ALready using the iTunes (music and apps) on the cloud. I think we've just seen the next evolution in computing
Ready or not, Apple will not be held accountable. So hurry up & release it.... They will line up like drones and give up their money. Why wait till it's ready? It doesnt matter anyway. Apple's slick margeting machine, doubles as a brain washing camp.