Media event coinciding with 500 mil song mark?

[russgiro88]

Anyone think that the reason that a media event has not happened is because they have not yet reached 500 million songs sold on iTunes?

I wouldn't be surprised if the event that was supposed to have taken place on July 7th was pushed back because they didn't reach the mark when they thought they would.

The information that was circulated was about a media event "before or on July 7th". First, this seems vague for a media event. You'd think that you would want to give the media a clear date and time. It could be that Apple was predicting that this was when the were going to reach the 500 million song mark. When it didn't happen, instead of a full fledged media event, it seems that an iPod accessories event was held in Europe instead.

It could just be that our source was BS, but it does seem more than coincidence though that a rumored media event doesn't materialize when we still have a huge milestone for Apple looming. Apple is making a big deal about it on their website, maybe there is more to it?

[interlude]

That wouldn't be too far off the mark. Even on AppleInsider, it's written that someone in France said, "Many of us were considering at the end that this meeting was originally the occasion to introduce a new product, such as the iPhone or something else, but for an unknown reason postponed to another date." So maybe they are waiting to hit half a billion and then introuce the iPod phone. I don't think they'd put out the 5G since the "4.5"G just came out... Which is terrible since I've been waiting FOREVER for it.

[Jump_Blueberry]

I guess the 500 Million Mark would be the most perfect date to release the 5G and the iTunes 5.0....
Everything 5...

[car]

Originally posted by Jump_Blueberry
I guess the 500 Million Mark would be the most perfect date to release the 5G and the iTunes 5.0....
Everything 5...


Oh how I wish that would be true. I have been waiting for the 5G forever:(

[russgiro88]

I don't think that it will be a 5g either. More likely the rumored iPhone. It just seemed that the rumors surrounding the event and the launch of the iPhone reached a peak and then never materialized. I don't think that there would be that much information circulating about it if a launch was not near.

At the current rate the Apple website is updating song purchases (roughly 10 songs per second), they will reach 500 million in 13.5 days. I wouldn't be surprised if it sped up though as it gets nearer.

My best guess would be somewhere between July 19 and 21st

[duffy8245]

Originally posted by interlude
I don't think they'd put out the 5G since the "4.5"G just came out... Which is terrible since I've been waiting FOREVER for it.

I don't get why everyone thinks that the release of "4.5"G or whatever means no 5G soon. I think they released the new 4G's so that they could sell what they had left of 20GB hard drives and old cases. So that they could release new iPods. Usually everyone on here thinks more logically than me, but I think this time I figured it out first.

Apple knows that we are all waiting. We can only be patient for so long, if Apple keeps us waiting for too long than they know there will be consequences. :(

[russgiro88]

Originally posted by duffy8245
We can only be patient for so long, if Apple keeps us waiting for too long than they know there will be consequences. :(

What would those be? People aren't going to march on Apple HQ and demand them. They are still going to buy the current iPods. The majority of the public doesn't obsess like we do. I don't think that Apple will lose any business if they wait til the christmas season or beyond to release new iPods.

If they are going to release them this summer, I think that the longest that they would wait would be until the end of July. If they don't release them by then, they will miss the back to school buying season. They released the iMac G5 at the end of August and had low sales in the back to school timeframe.

I'm betting that they are waiting for 80gb drives to be ready in a decent effort stock. If they can't get them out by the end of July, there would be no point for them to release them in August or September. They would be better to wait until October and have more buzz going into the Christmas season and a larger supply to meet demand.

So in my mind, it's either before the end of July or it's in the fall.

[duffy8245]

Sorry, I don't mean serious consequences. It's just, people have been waiting a long time for this, and this is seems like the most highly anticipated release yet (judging by the posts on this forum), and people might be getting a little impatient.

[russgiro88]

No, I know you weren't serious. I don't think that Apple takes our whining into account. They release things when they are good and ready. Hopefully, when the 5Gs do come out, they will have alot of good new features in them to make them worth the wait.

[legendofzeke]

Originally posted by Jump_Blueberry
I guess the 500 Million Mark would be the most perfect date to release the 5G and the iTunes 5.0....
Everything 5...

It does. And I really wish they do, because I need an iPod, and the 5G could be just around the corner... or not. Which is why I'm uneasy about buying an iPod 4.5G. I really don't want to wait much longer for the 5G... no one does.

[aluren]

i'm probably one of the few that doesn't care if the 5G came out or not. i'm very much satisfied with my 4G 40gb black and white. as long as it satisfy what i need, which is playing music, then i am ok. i highly doubt that the 5G will have anything more significant for me to drool over... longer battery, sure. more space, sure. but i'm not dying for either of them. unless your job is to listen to your ipod 9-5, my battery will never run out if i charge it every nite when i sleep. of course i'm not saying that others won't want those features, i just find it hard to want to buy the 5G. apple already has a near perfect product, and its hard to perfect what's already been perfected. so take it easy guys, and don't worry about the 5G. as for me, i would only upgrade to the 5G if they made the ipod super thin so that it can better fit my pocket, which i highly doubt that would happen.

[astrobaby]

Hooray! I was thinking that the whole event might possibly coincide with the 500 million song countdown this morning. Good thinking people. Its yet another thing to count down to and hope that they will release a new ipod when they hit that 500 millin mark.Lets prey it aint another wasted anticipation period.:(
Im really tempted to go buy alot of songs from itunes just to help it along. Everyone should go and do the same!!
Role on the 500,000,000!!!