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Apple Ends Delay, Sets iPod Mini Worldwide Launch

Posted by pudge on from the ready-set-go dept.

dncsky1530 writes "Apple Computer said Wednesday that it would end the waiting and launch its iPod mini digital music player around the world on July 24. The release ends a three-month delay of the iPod mini's debut outside the United States. In March, Apple said it would postpone the mini player's release because of stronger-than-expected domestic demand and slow production of the device's hard drives."

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  1. Strange... by vogelgesang · · Score: 5, Funny

    I ordered a Pink miniPod for my girlfriend on 6/28. My estimated ship date of 7/12 was changed to 7/27 a day later, and I live in the U.S. Is Apple stockpiling minis for the worldwide release, or is pink just a really popular color? Perhaps a disgruntled/bitter Apple employee noticed the words "love" and "birthday" in the engraving and decided to ruin both for us. Oh well. I only bought it to be able to touch and see it myself, and her birthday was the excuse I needed to order it. And yes, all of my relationships have been as much of a sham as this one. If only I had one of those symmetrical faces with small features, like on television...

    1. Re:Strange... by commodoresloat · · Score: 3, Funny

      I think pink is by far the most popular color. Chicks dig it. Trust me, on 7/27, when your girl opens up her present, you WILL get laid. It beats the shit out of roses.

  2. Re:Cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny
    it was an uncommon problem on some of the models

    Yes, "uncommon" for values of "all".

    Please turn off your Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field.

  3. Re:I'm not sure they're actually selling well by MyDixieWrecked · · Score: 4, Funny
    I live in manhattan, and before the iPodmini was released, I saw about 1 in 10 people with the white headphone on/ carrying an iPod in their hands... That's more people listening to iPods than takling on cell phones.

    After the mini came out, I see even more iPods and about 1/3 of the 'pods that are waling around are minis (a lot of idiots seem to enjoy showing them off, either on armbands, by carrying them, or having them attached to their belt). I call them idiots, because only an idiot would show off something that easy to rip off that's that expensive. On more than one occasion I've realized that if I wasn't such a bum, I could probably grab one and run away with it before anyone realized... although I'm not a fast runner, so that's not feasible, I'd get caught and have the shit beaten out of me before getting arrested...

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