Who isn't looking forward to the release of iphone 5? Perhaps Apple. Why do I say this? Well, other than the fact that there will be no employee vacations on the horizon around that time and very little sleep for the vast majority of people working for Apple, the possibility grows that there will be a long wait before this time comes. Why might there be a delay in the release of the iPhone 5? I don't know and Apple won't tell anybody, of course, but the fact that a recent communication from an exec about the Iphone 4 WHITE and trying to generate some excitement does not bode well for those who are anxious for an early release of the iPhone 5. Logically, if they are preparing to release the iPhone 5 soon, the appearance of the urban legend-status Iphone 4 is not of huge consequence and hardly worth mentioning. SO, the speculation swirls...
Interestingly, the reported demand for the Iphone 4 continues to grow and the appearance of a white model could stoke this. I have a couple friends who are waiting for the release of the Iphone 5 to take advantage of the price drop and buy an Iphone 4 from an upgrading user. Will Apple use their God-given processors to conclude that milking a few more months out of the high-price cycle of the Iphone 4 will add to their bottom line and will not significantly affect or even increase demand of the awaited Iphone 5? Don't put it past them. They've pulled this off before. On a bit of a rabbit trail, it's interesting how well the resale prices are holding up on Iphone previous generations. My wife bought a 3G about a year ago and the prices on them are almost identical to what she paid. The 3 GS's are holding even stronger. This causes me to ask if my friends who are waiting for the Iphone 4 will still be disappointed and have to settle for something else even after the release of the Iphone 5 onto the market... Time will tell. Although I'm starting to wonder if we'll know this year!
Will Iphone 5 release this summer? Will it release this Fall? And if we let our minds wander, the question that heads this blog is inevitably in our minds... 2011? Is it in question? The Apple company has not and will not do much to help us out with the release date but the signs are clear that some early expectations of a Spring release were WAY TOO OPTIMISTIC. One thing is sure, the iPhone 5 is not coming out this Spring! We'll have to wait and see about the 2011 calendar year.
