Apple now vague on shipping date

The iPhone 4 could miss its intended release date in Canada, a change at the Canadian Apple Store suggests. The device was previously scheduled to ship to the country in "July," already a delay past the US release date. The iPhone 3G and 3GS, which premiered in the US in July 2008 and June 2009, respectively, each launched simultaneously in Canada.

The Canadian iPhone 4 shipping date is now listed simply as "coming soon," hinting at an indefinite delay. Even if the phone is still on track to arrive in July, Apple may be reluctant to commit to a fixed timeframe. The company has already recorded over 600,000 pre-orders, globally, meaning that stock could be in short supply in the US, let alone the foreign markets Apple normally treats as secondary. The company generates most of its profits from American customers, and in fact delayed the international launch of the iPad as a consequence of high US demand.

by MacNN Staff