Analyst: No New iPhone at WWDC 2009
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An analyst is naysaying popular speculation that Apple will announce a new iPhone at its World Wide Developer Conference next month.
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster on Wednesday issued a statement saying he does not expect an iPhone to be announced at the WWDC keynote scheduled for June 8. Rather, he expects Apple will devote a separate event for launching a family of new iPhones.
“We do not anticipate the launch in early June,” Munster said. “We continue to expect multiple models, possibly a high-end iPhone with improved specs from the current version and a low-end version with lower capacity and fewer features along with a reduced pricing plan. Such a model could also be used in Apple’s launch of the iPhone into China as soon as the end of summer ‘09.”
If Munster is correct, all that means is we’ll have to wait only two weeks longer to hear about Apple’s next iPhone. Munster’s speculation is based on what Apple stated in a press release, which says the event will focus on Mac OS X Snow Leopard and the iPhone 3.0 operating system, with no mention of a new handset. However, it’s worth noting Apple launched the iPhone 3G at WWDC 2008, and the press release for that event also did not hint at a hardware announcement.
Uh Oh: No New iPhone Or Steve Jobs At Apple’s WWDC [BusinessInsider]
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