9 to 5 Mac has a perhaps related story:
http://www.9to5mac.com/71691/apple-...uesday-night-new-product-launch-on-wednesday/
However, as an amateur speculator using baseless rumors from unconfirmed sources, I'd have to doubt the release of a new product on a
Wednesday. Hardware refreshes have long been on Tuesdays, so why would Apple break that trend? Not that they couldn't, but there doesn't seem to be a compelling reason to do so.
I instead, suspect Wednesday to be the announcement of Apple's Back to School sale. I imagine an overnight is required so that they can put up all the new promotion signs, extra information, etc etc. Follows are the start dates for the last 5 years:
- 2010 - May 25th (Tuesday)
- 2009 - May 27th (Wednesday)
- 2008 - June 3rd (Tuesday)
- 2007 - June 5th (Tuesday)
- 2006 - June 5th (Monday)
They're obviously quite late this year, so I suspect the arrival of the B2S promotion to happen sooner, rather than later. And just 2 years ago, they started it on a Wednesday. But will some hardware refreshes accompany the Back to School promotion? We'll see soon enough, I suppose.