Which is the more agonizing wait: Announcement or Launch?

[borgqueenx]

Announcement for the unknown is almost unbearable now.
Then the waiting game until release begins wich also goes slow, but then we at least know what we're getting.

 

[moderniste]

Announcement. I'm excited to see what will be available and which rumours will prove true. Once I know, I don't think I'll feel rushed about owning one.

 

[Rungard]

Definitely launch.

Reading rumors and all the hyping is, at least for me, a funny kind of annoyance.
After the announcement, when all the guessing is over, it becomes serious and what is left is just bitter waiting for the launch.

 

[AlphaVictor87]

Its gotta be the announcement, because honestly until Apple says anything about their products its kind of hard to believe. Plus i feel that they can still keep us hooked for some good surprises.

 

[Chupa Chupa]

The worst part is having to endure 70 minutes of endless sales numbers, boring demos, and feel good Apple PR videos before getting to the 20 minutes of the actual product announcement. The CIA should use it as a technique for obtaining information from unwilling participants... "Tell me who the leader of your syndicate is and you can see the new iPad 3... or you can play your silent game and Agent Johns will read you iTunes sales numbers for the top 50 Beatles downloads in all 50 states."

 

[iSingandiDance]

There's a staggering 2-1 lead the announcement wait has over the launch. Wonder if that lead will decrease and be overtaken once all the great news about the new iPad is let out of the bag tomorrow and/or Apple puts a three or more week lead between the announcement and release day.

 

[ixodes]

Agonizing it's not. Patience comes with maturity.

It's just a product that will be replaced with another new model in a matter of months anyway. An inanimate object that is mass produced and found nearly everywhere. Fun to use, yet certainly not at the center of my life.

I've got more than enough other new Apple products to enjoy while they work to release the next one.

 

[jbachandouris]

I chose Launch Day.

I sold my iPad 2, so I want to buy one already!

I've been trying to talk myself out of it, unsuccessfully, for the last few weeks. Maybe if they make me wait unit the 16th, logic will prevail (yeah, right).

Apple TV3 is sounding interesting as well. We'll see...

 

[applefan9]

to me the announcement because that's when i will find out what it has and what it is to see when should i get it. at launch or after.

 

[iSingandiDance]

It's gonna be an agonizingly grueling 9 days.