Update: Adding the announcements of iPhone OS 2.0 and iPhone OS 3.0
I can not take Leo Laporte seriously anymore for Laporte keeps making stuff up.
I came up with this rant when I was listening to Leo Laporte’s various podcasts. Not once but multiple times on different podcasts, Leo insists that Apple always make iPhone announcement in March for June/July release (particular audio sample taken from Leo Laporte – The Tech Guy 651, a Nationally syndicated radio show). I don’t want to waste more time listening to the podcasts again just to find the same thing Leo is saying with regard to iPhone announcement.
Since when Apple announced the iPhone in March every single year starting 2007?
Let’s see.
- The first iPhone was announce at MacWorld San Francisco on January 9th and released on June 29th, 2007.
- iPhone 3G and iPhone OS 2.0 were announced at WWDC 2008 on June 9th and released on July 11th, 2008.
- iPhone OS 3.0 was announced on March 16th, 2009 and released on June 17th, 2009.
- iPhone 3GS was announced at WWDC 2009 on June 8th and released on June 19th, 2009.
I do not see Apple announcing any iPhone anytime in March. Leo only got one thing right, the new iPhone was released during June/July timeframe. Leo Laporte, Sir you are still wrong.
Update: Apple gave a sneak preview to iPhone OS 3.0 on March 16th, 2009. Apple never mentioned what the next subsequent iPhone hardware would be. Based on one event, Leo managed to draw a conclusion to Apple’s hardware roadmap.
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Leo Laporte is the host of Nationally Syndicated Radio Show.