All of the speculation can now end on when the iPhone will debut. The confirmed release date came from three commercials that started airing on TV in the US last night (June 3rd). The commercials showed off all that the iPhone has to offer, and also included a message saying that the iPhone would be coming June 29th. Not June 14th, not June 20th, and not June 30th.
Just as a refresher, the 4GB model will cost $499 while the 8GB model will cost $599. Service will only be available through AT&T. While there will be a good chunk of people who will run out and get an iPhone, I don’t think other providers like Verizon or Sprint really need to worry too much. There will still be those who prefer the more affordable phones, or the phones that are nearly free with a new contract.
The three commercials can be seen on the Apple website, or you can just view them below. They’re titled “Never Been an iPod,” “How To,” and “Calamari.”
Anybody else think there will be lines of people wrapping around Apple and AT&T stores early on June29th?
I’m not sure about lines wrapping around buildings…but those commercials are pretty sweet!
There will be only a handful of sales the first few days.
Fact is, there isn’t that large a market for a $500 phone.
Your release sidebar still says June 30 [unless my cache needs to be refreshed]. Just a reminder.
There may not be a large market for a $500 phone, but there’s going to be a large market for a $500 phone/video player/photo viewer/web browser/GPS/e-mail client/touch sensitive incredibly cool piece of high tech electronics. Unfortunately, I despise AT&T, so I’ll have to wait for some kind of clone to find it’s way to Verizon (which I also despise
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Oh, I’m sure there will be lines. It’s going to be like the PS3/Wii all over again. There has been way too much hype, so I really do believe that people are going to be going crazy to get one of these. eBay sales will really tell the story though.
I know several people that will be getting one when it is released, so I believe it will do quite well. You gotta remember, there are a lot of people who will drop $500 without caring.
I use Google Calendar to manage my calendar, and it is having some severe problems. Now it doesn’t even show the date even though it is still on the camera. That’s okay, I’m implementing a new calendar system for our redesign anyways so that it doesn’t use Javascript.
You read my mind! I think everyone despises every phone company.