Millions of 3G iPhone Units in Place Pending Rumoured 9 June Launch [3G iPhone Already Amongst Us and Tantalisingly Close to Release]

Rumours that Apple's new 3G iPhone is indeed set for a 9 June launch, as
is widely speculated, have been further fuelled by a detailed report
published by Forbes which serves to bring together numerous sightings of
mysterious shipments to various ports in the US as well as a marked
increase in Steve Job's private jet expenses as he purportedly finalises
deals with distribution partners.

It has been widely reported that a series of mysterious shipments began
taking place in mid-March, with 20 containers arriving at the Port of
Oakland, California, prior to being whisked off to a distribution centre
some 27 miles away in Fremont with further shipments following on March
27, March 28 and May 6 - the latter date coinciding with an AT&T
internal memo (which was duly leaked) informing AT&T staff that
vacations between June 15 and July 12 were to be suspended. This all
followed a marked increase in Steve Job's use of his private jet during
the first quarter of 2007 (with related expenses rising from $203,000 to
$550,000) which is rumoured to have been occasioned as Jobs set about
finalising distribution deals concerning Apple's new 3G iPhone (of which
Apple are on record as expecting to sell 10 million units within the
first year of its availability) with various suppliers and network
operators across the globe.

NYK Delphinus

Acting to further fuel speculation that June 9 is indeed the day that
Job's will launch the 3G iPhone is the latest report of yet another
shipment arriving, this time at the Port of New York on May 17 aboard
the Panamanian registered vessel, NYK Delphinus.

Of course, at the time or writing, June 9 is well and truly looming and
its only then that'll we'll be able to establish whether all the
speculation concerning Apple's new 3G iPhone has indeed proved correct
but few would bet against the rumours proving wholly founded, including us.

[Forbes]