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According to this post from Cult of Mac: http://www.cultofmac.com/wall-street-suspicious-of-delayed-iphone-5-rumors/89571

The WSJ thinks that there will be an iPhone 5 announced in WWDC. Due to last year's Gizmodo issue, Apple might just be keeping a tight lip on the iPhone 5, to maximize their iPhone 4 sales.
Since sales of iPhone 3GS dropped when the iPhone 4 'prototype' leak was out.

There was another report that Apple has switched production from Japan to Taiwan, so i don't believe we'll be missing out on the iPhone 5 this year. I also think that the iPhone 5 won't be pushed into Fall.

Your thoughts?
 
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Thought? We all get too caught up in rumor and speculation. It'll happen when Apple is ready.
 
Makes sense.
They dont want sales to drop so they let out a fake rumor that the next iphone will be out in the fall or next year etc...
They cant afford to sit back for over a year selling the same product while Androids, WP7 and even Pre keep coming out with new phones every month.
 
This makes perfect sense. Apple wants to maximize profits on the 4 before putting out the 5. Why not let some rumors swirl about a delayed iPhone or, better yet, no 5 at all in 2011.

Personally, I don't see Apple going over a year without releasing an updated version of their most popular device. Even though I don't believe any other phone can compete with the iPhone, there is still a plethora of new phones vying for consumers' attention.

Plus, almost every bit of news WSJ posted about the Verizon iPhone at the end of 2010 came true. They're a very reliable source.
 
I really doubt that. Do you really think sales will drop if Apple would've said "please come join us to see the future of iPhone" instead "please come join us to see the future of iOS"? Us Apple geeks might might hold off of buying an iPhone, but not 99.99% of the world population who don't read MR.
 
I'm sick of these rumors, but I truthfully can't imagine them delaying the next iPhone past this summer.
 
Merkie said:
I really doubt that. Do you really think sales will drop if Apple would've said "please come join us to see the future of iPhone" instead "please come join us to see the future of iOS"? Us Apple geeks might might hold off of buying an iPhone, but not 99.99% of the world population who don't read MR.
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Think about this, in the last WWDCs did Apple ever say "come check out the new iPhone" in their invitations? You'd be surprised how far marketing and advertising goes.


vincenz said:
It all makes perfect sense because that's what you want to hear ;)
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that's true ;)
 
I believe it, mostly because of Verizon sales. Sure people are still buying the 4 with at&t but not at the rate that Verizon is selling them at so by them not announcing the new phone yet it will still let Verizon sell them at a very good rate before dropping them bomb on all the people that just bought the 4 that the 5 will be out in a few months! Then we will see people throw a s@@t fit!!
 
There's never really been a debate if Apple was going to sell a new iPhone in 2011. The debate is if they are going to sell in June or wait to the Fall.
 
It'd be funny if the updated Verizon iphone doesn't come out until the same release time next year.:D
scelzifan said:
I believe it, mostly because of Verizon sales. Sure people are still buying the 4 with at&t but not at the rate that Verizon is selling them at so by them not announcing the new phone yet it will still let Verizon sell them at a very good rate before dropping them bomb on all the people that just bought the 4 that the 5 will be out in a few months! Then we will see people throw a s@@t fit!!
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eastercat said:
It'd be funny if the updated Verizon iphone doesn't come out until the same release time next year.:D
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I wouldnt be surprised.
For years before always the GSM phones came out first and then months later they released the CDMA versions of the same model.
And for them to release a CDMA iphone and then 5 months later a new iphone version doesnt seem right but you never know.
 
Applejuiced said:
And for them to release a CDMA iphone and then 5 months later a new iphone version doesnt seem right but you never know.
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That's what I was thinking. Do you think the CDMA and GSM iPhone's will always be on different release schedules?
 
There is so much rumor going around that you could "make perfect sense" on any statement!:p
 
Reach9 said:
According to this post from Cult of Mac: http://www.cultofmac.com/wall-street-suspicious-of-delayed-iphone-5-rumors/89571

The WSJ thinks that there will be an iPhone 5 announced in WWDC. Due to last year's Gizmodo issue, Apple might just be keeping a tight lip on the iPhone 5, to maximize their iPhone 4 sales.
Since sales of iPhone 3GS dropped when the iPhone 4 'prototype' leak was out.

There was another report that Apple has switched production from Japan to Taiwan, so i don't believe we'll be missing out on the iPhone 5 this year. I also think that the iPhone 5 won't be pushed into Fall.

Your thoughts?
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Most of the 'rumors' of the iPhone 5 being delayed were basically due to the WWDC poster not mentioning the iPhone, and people extrapolating from there. But either did last years. It will be announced then.
 
I think we'll see an iPhone 5 in June. And all the people who are saying we won't we just be like, "Oops, looks like we were wrong to mindlessly repeat empty rumors as truth. Won't do it again til next week..."
 
The title of this thread is......................................................................
 
This is the most sensible "rumor" I've heard about the iPhone 5 in a long time. People act as if Apple is going to do what they want to do, completely oblivious to the rumor mill.... which is foolish thinking, in my opinion. ESPECIALLY after last year.
 
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