Apple posted a message today stating international orders will be delayed.
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.
The iPad launch delay for many people living outside of the U.S. must be disappointing for many but shows the excitement the product has generated.
According to CNN:
[table “3” not found /]The slate computer was originally scheduled to go on sale April 24 in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Apple now will begin taking international pre-orders on May 10.
Instead of creating a whole new headline about International orders, I just wanted to point out to a controversial email and reply by Steve Jobs.
http://www.shadwell.eu/paul_shadwells_weblog/2010/04/a-letter-to-steve-jobs.html
The email is a bit over-the-top in hyperbole. The response was also a bit over-the-top.