Apple Delays New iMac

An anonymous reader writes "Reuters is running a story that Apple has delayed the release of the new iMac until September and has stopped taking orders for the current models."

Comments

Re:Legitimate Sales Tactic

[evilviper]

I assume due to the engineering problems of getting a G5 into an iMac case.

Do us a favor, and don't assume anything...

It would be trivial to get a G5 in an iMac case. About the only challenge I can imagine would be if they are determined to continue with the "fanless" approach, and even that would be workable.

If Microsoft did it...

[caitsith01]

Yeah, yeah, someone says it every time. But seriously, if a company like MS did this, the same people who I see here calling this a 'legitimate business tactic' and 'good marketing' would be calling it a shallow, greedy attempt to abuse market power.

Apple pulls this same stunt, time after time: witholding products to pimp the last few dollars out of the last model and then creating rabid demand by limiting supply artificially for a few months, then launching the new version at inflated prices. Why is it acceptable from them, but no-one else? Why do articles about Apple never have the overtones of shady dealings, corruptions, and victimisation of consumers that ANY article about MS is GUARANTEED to have?

I am no fan of MS's business practices. What makes me different (think different?) to a lot of people who will gushingly post in this thread is that I am no fan of Apple's practices either. Look at yourselves - you're barracking for a COMPANY for god's sake. The money still goes to their shareholders, and getting as much of it as possible is still their #1 objective. Fawning adulation just makes it so much easier.