So... you think Walt Mossberg and David Pogue already have their iPhone 6?

[STEVEN P. JOBS]

Apple really likes these guys... you think they already have their iPhone 6 review units and embargo orders?

 

[jafingi]

Haha, no. They receive it a few days after the Keynote.

 

[STEVEN P. JOBS]

Haha, no. They receive it a few days after the Keynote.

I know... sites like Engadget, ArsTechnica, etc get it a few days after keynote... but Mossberg and Pogue are "special" to Apple and they usually get information and review units before the regular tech blogs.

 

[ucfgrad93]

I think they may already have one and are under a NDA.

 

[jimbo1mcm]

Of course they do. Walt is salivating. Hope he does a thorough battery life review!! Of course, if he does, it might be his last review.

 

[juanrp]

Probably.
If they're really that 'special'.

 

[andyx3x]

I doubt it

 

[aneftp]

Mossberg wrote that Steve jobs showed him advanced projects way before they were released.

Mossberg most likely gets the product well in advance.

 

[batting1000]

Despite being a week out, it still feels a bit too early, even for them. Maybe by Friday/the weekend?

 

[C DM]

Mossberg wrote that Steve jobs showed him advanced projects way before they were released.

Mossberg most likely gets the product well in advance.

Seeing something and actually having something are somewhat different things though.

 

[jimbo1mcm]

I thought that they get the phone about a week ahead.

 

[nfl46]

Well, the iPhone 6 hardware is FINAL right now. It'll be in the general public hands in roughly 2 weeks. I'm sure Walt and David have one, but of course they can't be in public with it or talk about it until after September 9th.

 

[that be me]

Who and who?

 

[aneftp]

Seeing something and actually having something are somewhat different things though.

No. Steve jobs invited mossberg to his house to show off product

 

[C DM]

No. Steve jobs invited mossberg to his house to show off product

Sure, I understand. What I meant is that it's different from giving the product to him for him to actually have and use on his own (at his own house or wherever he is, like it's just another new phone he got himself).

 

[SandboxGeneral]

Anything is possible, but I really doubt anyone outside of Apple has one right now. I would lean more towards these people getting one under NDA sometime after the keynote address.

 

[2298754]

I'm sure, at least, one of them have it. But no one else. Pogue and Mossberg seem to be well trusted in the Apple circle.

Gizmodo, Verge, Engadget, CNET, etc... won't get it until after the Keynote.. and they seem to be usually under embargo until ~24-48 hours before consumer release.

 

[Gathomblipoob]

Of course they do, because Apple is doubling down on security.

 

[STEVEN P. JOBS]

Who and who?

Walt Mossberg

David Pogue

 

[Bobby Corwen]

they already drafted their reviews.

Just waiting now to publish them. Maybe rereading them a couple times a day making slight adjustments here and there.