Apple Delays The iPad’s Arrival On International Turf

Unfortunately for all of our international readers, you’re gonna have to wait it out a little while longer for an iPad. Apple released an official statement on the matter yesterday, stating how they wanted to continue to supply the huge demand for iPad fever (both Wi-Fi & 3G models) here in the states before proceeding with an international launch. Apple will make an announcement on May 10th in regards to international pricing & start accepting pre-orders. Check out the release below:

Although we have delivered more than 500,000 iPads during its first week, demand is far higher than we predicted and will likely continue to exceed our supply over the next several weeks as more people see and touch an iPad™. We have also taken a large number of pre-orders for iPad 3G models for delivery by the end of April.

Faced with this surprisingly strong US demand, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the international launch of iPad by one month, until the end of May. We will announce international pricing and begin taking online pre-orders on Monday, May 10. We know that many international customers waiting to buy an iPad will be disappointed by this news, but we hope they will be pleased to learn the reason—the iPad is a runaway success in the US thus far.

Good news for Canadians though, Rogers will begin offering price plans for the iPad at the end of May.

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