Let the speculation, uh, heighten. The iPhone has been FCC-approved and people have even started to covertly preorder it, so it’s got to be coming soon, right? The problem is, in the absence of an official release date, everyone and their brother is coming up with what they believe are reasonable release dates.
Since there are so many release date for the iPhone floating around out there, it’s probably worth taking a look at some of them and the reasoning behind them. Our first contestant is June 20, which was mentioned on CNBC’s On the Money show as being confirmed by a “telco analyst.” This date is backed up by the fact that iPhone sales and support training is running from May 30 to June 20, so it’s entirely possible that the iPhone is coming out once sales and support training is over.
Unfortunately, as Gizmodo points outthe “telco analyst” in question was actually just an employee at an AT&T store. Given my previous experiences regarding getting correct release dates from a store employee, I’d say the AT&T employees know about as much concerning the real date as I know about quantum mechanics. Gizmodo is offering two other iPhone release dates that they think are more correct: June 15, and June 12. June 15 is being given because some AT&T/Cingular employees will not be able to take vacation>for several weeks after that date.
Last but not least, there’s June 12. Gizmodo likes this one best, and I’m tempted to agree with them. The June 12 date has popped up a few times before and was apparently given by the Business Marketing Group to people who attempted to confirm it with them. It also follows Apple’s practice of releasing products on a Tuesday, but more importantly, the 12th is the Tuesday immediately following the WWDC Keynote speech. It’s entirely plausible that the iPhone could be launched at the keynote, but then again, June 12 isn’t really “late June” if you want to be particular about it. Apple may also want to use all the time they have to prepare the device, stores, and support for the launch.
It’s still impossible to say when the iPhone will really come out, but if you’re holding your breath for it, you can probably relax for at least another couple of weeks
Since there are so many release date for the iPhone floating around out there, it’s probably worth taking a look at some of them and the reasoning behind them. Our first contestant is June 20, which was mentioned on CNBC’s On the Money show as being confirmed by a “telco analyst.” This date is backed up by the fact that iPhone sales and support training is running from May 30 to June 20, so it’s entirely possible that the iPhone is coming out once sales and support training is over.
Unfortunately, as Gizmodo points outthe “telco analyst” in question was actually just an employee at an AT&T store. Given my previous experiences regarding getting correct release dates from a store employee, I’d say the AT&T employees know about as much concerning the real date as I know about quantum mechanics. Gizmodo is offering two other iPhone release dates that they think are more correct: June 15, and June 12. June 15 is being given because some AT&T/Cingular employees will not be able to take vacation>for several weeks after that date.
Last but not least, there’s June 12. Gizmodo likes this one best, and I’m tempted to agree with them. The June 12 date has popped up a few times before and was apparently given by the Business Marketing Group to people who attempted to confirm it with them. It also follows Apple’s practice of releasing products on a Tuesday, but more importantly, the 12th is the Tuesday immediately following the WWDC Keynote speech. It’s entirely plausible that the iPhone could be launched at the keynote, but then again, June 12 isn’t really “late June” if you want to be particular about it. Apple may also want to use all the time they have to prepare the device, stores, and support for the launch.
It’s still impossible to say when the iPhone will really come out, but if you’re holding your breath for it, you can probably relax for at least another couple of weeks
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