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iPhone Release Date Speculation [MERGED]
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It's a carrier's guess just like it's any of ours. This is speculation and not really news.
By the way, here are the citations:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Oper...-11th-shipments-to-begin-in-September_id72914
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15...e-6s-preorders-will-start-on-sept-11---reprot
http://www.cultofmac.com/385992/car...ne-6s-pre-orders-on-september-11/#more-385992
By the way, here are the citations:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Oper...-11th-shipments-to-begin-in-September_id72914
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15...e-6s-preorders-will-start-on-sept-11---reprot
http://www.cultofmac.com/385992/car...ne-6s-pre-orders-on-september-11/#more-385992
BTW, I really don't think Apple will start pre-orders on 9/11 anniversary. I just don't think they want to put large "9/11" numbers at the end of their keynote.
Some might think it's silly, but in the hyper-sensitive politically correct time that we're living in, I just don't see this happening.
Carriers have been known to take reservations early, but I don't see APPLE doing this.
Some might think it's silly, but in the hyper-sensitive politically correct time that we're living in, I just don't see this happening.
Carriers have been known to take reservations early, but I don't see APPLE doing this.
They don't have to put big 9/11 numbers on their slides, they can just write "Pre-order starting this Friday" or something like this.
I think the 18th is more likely, but still they could do it on 9/11 if they want to. Companies can't just avoid doing business on that day every year forever, unless we want to make it a national Remembrance Day where all businesses close or something.
I think that's how it always is. They don't make you wait a week and a half to pre-order.
There will be no issue with this. It has been 14 years, and while we all associate that date with that event, lots of things have been released on that date without issue. If it's a Tuesday, a game is going to get released that day. If it's a Friday, a movie is going to get released that day. It's kind of normal at this point.
Nintendo is releasing their Mario Maker game on 9/11 this year (nintendo always does Friday launches), and they have to put that on all their presentations and advertising. If it was a problem then the US division would just release it a week early or late.
Lately Nintendo has proven itself to be out of touch with the market though, especially the US. I wouldn't take any of their actions as proof of a reasonable decision.
I would think the carriers will possibly start their preorder process the day after the apple event. It would give them time to set up their web pages for the products etc...
I assume there will be invites going out prior to an event - there usually is? Would they have to go out the week before?
I assume there will be invites going out prior to an event - there usually is? Would they have to go out the week before?
I would think that the carriers would need more time than a few days to set up and test their preorder web pages. I would guess that they're already making them and testing them at this point, even if they don't know the date, just making it so they can insert the date once they know that for sure.
IIRC, it usually goes announcement, pre-orders that Friday or even the next Friday, delivery the following Friday.
so either 9/8 announce, 9/11 preorders, 9/18 delivery
or
9/8 announce, 9/18 preorders, 9/25 delivery.
I think the 6 went more like the latter.
so either 9/8 announce, 9/11 preorders, 9/18 delivery
or
9/8 announce, 9/18 preorders, 9/25 delivery.
I think the 6 went more like the latter.
I will be massively shocked if it isn't a 9/8 unveil, 9/11 pre-order and 9/18 release.
I doubt the tragedies associated with 9/11 are going to affect the pre-order date, there are lots of other things happening that day and an iPhone pre-order isn't going to affect people either remembering what happened or getting on with their lives, whichever they choose.
I doubt the tragedies associated with 9/11 are going to affect the pre-order date, there are lots of other things happening that day and an iPhone pre-order isn't going to affect people either remembering what happened or getting on with their lives, whichever they choose.
I'm going with what others have said. 9/9 Event, 9/11 Pre-Order, 9/18 Release/Shipping Date. I'm banking on the launch being on the 18th, I already took some time off work to camp out.
To clarify, based on the last several years, Apple iPhone events are generally on Tuesdays, so I do believe it's going to be on Tuesday, the 8th. They also go on sale the week after that Friday the 18th (10 days later). I'm just not sure about the pre-orders.
This is the last week of August. If Apple is to send invites to the media in regards to their Sept keynote, it will be this week. Apple sent out invites last year on August 28, 2014 for September 9th 2014. Apple held the event last year on Sept 9, launched pre-orders Sept 12, in stores Sept 19. If history is to repeat itself, Apple will have pre-orders two days after keynote, in store launch a week later.
I was at an Apple store earlier and the sales agent said 9/9/15. Now whether he is right or not is yet to be seen.
For the last three years Apple has held a September keynote on a Tuesday. Apple's September keynote will most likely (Not confirmed) be held on Tuesday September 8, 2015