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    International iPad release delayed!

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Khris, Apr 14, 2010.

  1. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/04/14advisory_ipad.html

    Apple Media Advisory

    Apple today released the following statement:

    Although we have delivered more than 500,000 iPads during its first week, demand is far higher than we predicted and will likely continue to exceed our supply over the next several weeks as more people see and touch an iPad™. We have also taken a large number of pre-orders for iPad 3G models for delivery by the end of April.

    Faced with this surprisingly strong US demand, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the international launch of iPad by one month, until the end of May. We will announce international pricing and begin taking online pre-orders on Monday, May 10. We know that many international customers waiting to buy an iPad will be disappointed by this news, but we hope they will be pleased to learn the reason—the iPad is a runaway success in the US thus far.
     
    Khris, Apr 14, 2010
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  2. Jervis961

    Jervis961 Hall monitor

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    I'm not surprised at all. Everyone that I show the iPad to is impressed with it. Even after I explain that it is not a computer replacement most people still see how it will benefit them. Then when I let them try it out for a few minutes, they really get hooked.
     
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    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    Or it could be because Apple needs more time to fix the wifi issue.
     
    Budding, Apr 14, 2010
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  4. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    Take it any way you want, but I'm sure there is a bit of truth to that too.

    The reaction to this over at 9to5Mac is hilarious. People are throwing temper tantrums and planning on never buying anything from Apple again! Pathetic!
     
    Khris, Apr 14, 2010
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