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Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein
Even if the new iPhone is announced in June (which is expected)
I don't think we'll see the first 3G phone in stores till the fall.
Of course, wouldn't it be neat if the new phones were immediately
put on sale?
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They will be put on sale within days of the announcement, if not that very day. The iPhone is too crucial a product at this point for Apple to leave any kind of gap. The FCC will keep testing secret for a period of time, if asked to, so there is no reason to make the 3G iPhone public until right before the release. I'm sure something will end up leaking from the retail chain, so they might do the announcement slightly in advance, but just slightly.
And I think the 3G will go on sale in June, not in the fall.