G5 delivery in Germany stopped?
According to www.macnews.de (German article), G5 deliveries in Germany have been recalled and delayed to mid-September.
A comment on mactechnews.de states that the problem seems to be with non-closing side panels on most of the machines. Another delay *sigh*...
Michael
A comment on mactechnews.de states that the problem seems to be with non-closing side panels on most of the machines. Another delay *sigh*...
Michael
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Originally posted by Michael Engel
According to www.macnews.de (German article), G5 deliveries in Germany have been recalled and delayed to mid-September.
A comment on mactechnews.de states that the problem seems to be with non-closing side panels on most of the machines. Another delay *sigh*...
Michael
a funny thing is that the shipping timeframe for the 2GHz G5 and the 1.8GHz G5 stays the 28th of august while the shipping date for the G5/1.6GHz is pushed back to the 11th of september...
a german online-shop with shipping dates
http://hardmac.com/niouzcontenu.php?date=2003-08-25#409
All this copying of rumors is kind of like the game of "telephone" that I used to play with my classmates as a kid: line up a bunch of people and whisper something in one person's ear, then ask them to repeat the thing from one to another down the line. At the end, an entirely different thing emerges than what the first person was told.
I'll believe the specifics of any delay when Apple offers a press release or an explanation. More likely they'll just change the date. Anyway, my dual 2GHz is scheduled to ship on or before Friday, so we'll see whether they meet that date.
-- Mark
Originally posted by markiv
So in other words, what you are saying Mark is that it could very well be a false propaganda by the rumors website to attract more hits. You could be right, I hope you are right about this.
I'm not saying intentionally false, but introduce one good story at one of these sites and it pops up everywhere in a few hours...
-- Mark
Originally posted by markiv
So in other words, what you are saying Mark is that it could very well be a false propaganda by the rumors website to attract more hits. You could be right, I hope you are right about this.
A rumor site embellishing the facts to drum up business???
No way!!
Originally posted by mark_wilkins
Anyway, my dual 2GHz is scheduled to ship on or before Friday, so we'll see whether they meet that date.
Incidentally, I just called, and the guy on the phone at Apple indicated that back when the PB 17" came out they notified people of a production delay two weeks or so in advance. He pointed out that the sales support guys had gotten nothing but positive news about them meeting their estimated ship dates.
While they could still delay (there is, after all, nothing to stop them!) I know if I were a manager in sales support at Apple and I had an inkling of a possible but uncertain production problem I'd be encouraging the phone reps to set moderate expectations, point out that the dates are estimates, not promises, and to indicate that there weren't any news to tell.
-- Mark