Yesterday Apple announced that it would be delaying the
white iPhone 4 yet again–the third such delay since the device was first
announced alongside its black counterpart, back in June.
The company didn’t really offer much in the way of
explanation–just an apology, “We’re sorry to disappoint customers waiting for
the white iPhone yet again,” Apple wrote in a statement, “but we’ve decided to
delay its release until this spring.”
Apple cited a manufacturing difficult as the reason for a past delay.
Rumor has it that the device has been delayed due to a
slight color mismatch between the device’s faceplate and the home button–something
that might not be all that big a deal, were the company not run by Steve Jobs.
According to speculation bubbling in the wake of that delay,
Apple is reportedly scrapping the white iPhone 4 altogether. Boy Genius Report
is quoting a source who suggests that Apple is just “delaying” the device until
it’s ready to launch the iPhone 5–which will most likely be appearing like
clockwork around June or July of next year.
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