A memo, purportedly from Apple was circulated to all of it's employees today that claimed that the iPhone would be delayed until October and that Leopard would also be delayed until next year.
Engadget got ahold of this memo through one of it's insider sources and posted the news.
This is from Engadget:
Original Apple email
From: Bullet News
Date: May 16, 2007 9:09 AM CDT
To: [redacted]
Subject: Mac OS X Leopard and iPhone Delayed
Mac OS X Leopard Delayed Until January
iPhone Delayed Until October
REGIONS: Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe, Japan, Latin America, United States
GROUPS: AppleCare, Retail
Apple issued a press release today announcing that iPhone which was scheduled to ship in June, has been moved to October and the release date for Mac OS X Leopard has been moved to January next year. A beta version of Mac OS X Leopard will be given to developers at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).
Apple moved quickly to stop the spread of incorrect information but not before Apple's stock shares took a three point tumble. Soon after Apple issued a REAL press release stating that:
"You may have received what appeared to be a Bullet*News from Apple. This communication is fake and did not come from Apple.
Apple is on track to ship iPhone in late June and Mac OS X Leopard in October."
We're not sure if Apple is investigating how this could have happened, but we're sure there are more than a few shareholders that would like to know.
