Vodafone HTC Magic Delayed HTC Confirms 'Hardware Change', Vodafone Confirms Nothing

If you've been waiting for Vodafone to release its first touchscreen
only Android powered handset in the UK, namely the HTC Magic, and you've
been building up your expectations in light of a previously touted April
release we have bad news - the Vodafone HTC Magic will now not launch
according to schedule.

The Android powered HTC Magic was supposed to hit Vodafone this April
(ie, anytime now) but, whilst Vodafone are remaining silent concerning
the delay, HTC have confirmed that 'a last minute hardware change' is to
impact on the originally touted release date.
According to HTC the delay being occasioned by this 'last minute
hardware change' will transpire to be a short one, however, they have
not actually acted to give us an insight as to their particular
definition of the word 'short' and, as mentioned previously, as at the
time of writing, Vodafone's take on the HTC Magic's delayed launch is
seemingly not even acknowledge that the release of the HTC Magic on
their network is at issue here (when it patently is, certainly according
to HTC).

It's always particularly inspiring when a company goes out of its way to
keep it's customer in the loop, isn't it?

We'll update you the moment Vodafone decide to say something, assuming
that, ultimately, they're going to have to what with HTC admitting that
there's an issue - though what the purported hardware change actually
entails, and why it's of sufficient importance to hold back the launch
on Vodafone, presently remains a mystery.

UPDATE 20/04/09: See Vodafone HTC Magic Release Date Confirmed European
Date of Availability .