Apple has finally decided when customers outside the US will be able to buy an iPad. The wonder device will ship in Canada, Australia and much of Europe on May 28th. You can pre-order yours from May 10th.
The press release is spartan. No mention is made of which model will be shipping, so we will assume that both the iPad and iPad 3G will be available from launch. Neither have prices been decided, although obviously those will have to be made public on the 10th in order for people to pay. The recent economic troubles in Greece may affect the pricing: The Euro has crashed against the US dollar, meaning that Apple may want to jack up prices to keep its margins.
Here’s the full list of countries in which the iPad will be available: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. The iPad will be spreading further across the globe in July, with launches planned in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore.
The country-specific Apple Store pages have not yet been updated to reflect this announcement. We wonder just how “available” the iPad will be. When the iPhone first came to Spain, it was almost impossible to find for weeks, despite crazy-high prices. Me? I’m just hoping my contact in New York can stay sober for long enough to send one over to me.
iPad Available in Nine More Countries on May 28 [Apple]
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