Eytan Bernet

MA

Programmer

What an irresponsible article....

Apple's policy is to not give release dates. When a retailer puts a release date in their advertising, Apple must respond. By telling Amazon that it cannot put March 31st (which may or may not be the release date, no one honestly knows) but tells them they may put the last day of their announced time frame to sell copies. Some people choose to pre-order, Apple is not being disingenuous by not announcing a release date but rather a release half of the year. You and your article are being disingenuous by implying that Apple had set March 31st as a release date which they did not stick to.

I feel you must change the title and byline of the article to indicate that it was Amazon, not Apple, that screwed up here. It is true that if you read your article, you clarify within it. But many people just browse headlines, and by browsing your headline and byline, it appears as if Apple allowed a release date to slip and that it will be as late as Longhorn. Shame on you.