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Special Apple Store early opening hours in CA on 10/30. New products immediately available?
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I'm pretty sure they have done same day availability with notebooks, but they were always just spec bumps and not a full hardware refresh/new model.
9to5 is reporting that select locations are indeed offering live-streams of the events in stores
Just for reference: Apple has never before had in-store demos that correspond with pre-orders. Once the products are available for demo they’re available to buy.
No huh. Well then maybe just preorders. I don’t know, I guess I’m hoping more than thinking logically
My hoping is that they’re available to demo and available to buy right on the 30th. Doubtful, but I sure can hope!
My hoping is that they’re available to demo and available to buy right on the 30th. Doubtful, but I sure can hope!
Why not all things are possible until the 30th
My guess is they announce 10/30. Take preorders for a release for some time before Black Friday (will sell out of 1st shipment), then use Black Friday to generate additional buzz by miraculously getting new shipments to retailers on time who will get to advertise “We have the hard to find new iPad!” in their Black Friday ads.
Cynicism aside there's a strong likelihood the first shipment will sell out regardless of when it hits stores. If even most of the rumored changes are true (and the price doesn't skyrocket) there will be strong demand but I'm betting Apple is conservative how many it makes/ships at first because, while they know there'll be demand after a big refresh, overall iPad demand has been shrinking.
