UTD said to arrive on friday, too
in another thread, earlier, i wrote this:
i was on the phone earlier today with a seemingly-knowledgeable apple rep today (about a separate issue, but i inquired about my UTD disk).
she was around for prior OS releases and said that unlike during the period around leopard's launch where they listed different shipping for the reg version vs. the UTD version, there were no notes anywhere (that she saw) about different shipping dates.
she did note that her systems listed my order as "prepared for shipment" (i only see "not yet shipped" on the web), and she said that on only a handful of occasions over 5 years did she see an item take longer than 24h from the point her system said "prepared for shipment."
she said officially there is no guarantee about any ship dates, but things are pointing toward UTD orders arriving at the same time.
this, if true, would illustrate that just because something happened with leopard does not mean it will be the same for snow leopard.
carry on. carry on.
and this:
i agree with you that some folks may while others may not get their UTDs on friday.
i also agree -- in theory -- that the language difference should really mean something different. however, it could be inattention to detail. the rep i spoke with seemed to indicate this is possible.
to be technically correct, the language is:
"ships: delivers on august 28th"
vs.
"ships: by august 28th"
again, i have no inside information here. i just wanted to share that the rep @ apple said unlike with leopard's launch where different dates were specified, her only information said all orders will deliver by the 28th (no distinction made between UTD vs other order). she double-checked this as i specifically noted the language difference on the web.
just wanted to post an update as i phoned into apple today (again) as i was contemplating putting in an order for the $29 upgrade to guarantee that it would arrive on friday.
i had to speak with 2 representatives to get to one who could look up my order, yet both said the UTD discs would arrive at the same time. the rep who could actually look up my order said:
* for this launch, the $29 discs are actually considered part of the "up-to-date" program;
* as such, the information they have on the UTD program and shipping is the same for the $9.95 version as it is for the $29 version.
* all pre-orders are still expected to deliver on the 28th.
* she has had some callers who ordered the $29 version have "ships in september" still listed.
* in many cases, she said that shipping status may not even update until the morning of the 28th, and some people (like those close to the warehouse in california), will see shipping status change that day, and have delivery happen hours later.
so, with that info i decided not to order the $29 version. none of the above info is guaranteed, but it seems like in this case an effort is being made to get the $9.95 discs to people in the same timeframe. i guess the worst case is a few extra days. i'm cautiously optimistic.
