Apple Expo Paris to be Launchpad for European iPhones, TV Shows

Quincy Pince-Nez
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August 17, 2007
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Update - we just got some new intel from Orange

Apple-Expo-Paris Bet you forgot about ol' Apple Expo Paris didn't you? Well, from September 25-29th, 2007, Paris will be LE place to be for Apple aficionados the world over.  The Fall event is held at  a perfect time for a European iPhone announcements in front of the home crowd - a month ahead of the release.  

Additionally, the Eurocentric crowd will likely get their own version of country-specific television shows on iTunes and an expanding iTunes Movies coverage. 

Jonny Evans over at Macworld.co.uk has announced that both Vodafone and O2 would be carrying the iPhone in the UK - something we voiced a few months back. The release date has been speculated to be November 1st, continent-wide (UK, France, Germany..maaaybe Spain).

Orange in France and TMobile in Germany have also been rumored to be frontrunners in the competition to carry the iPhone.

For all of you youngsters/Apple newbs out there, Apple Expo is where Apple announced:

Apple was present at last year's event but didn't have any products to announce.  This year, however, could be a mega-blockbuster comparitively speaking - with so much at stake.

For its part, Apple has not announced whether or not Monsieur Jobs will be making an appearance/Keynote in the City of Light but we have a call in to Apple PR and Apple Expo PR and are hoping to be able to provide more information shortly.

Since 9to5Mac has people on the ground in Paris, we will, of course, have full coverage of the event.  Perhaps even some pictures.  Stay tuned...

Comments (14)

Bob (not verified) | August 17, 2007 - 4:08am

Or European iTunes movie/TV downloads?

admin | August 17, 2007 - 6:45am

-Added as speculation...but makes perfect sense

sonyc (not verified) | August 17, 2007 - 9:50am

You forgot the first iBook in 2000, the first iMac to go :)

My first keynote ;'-)

stompy (not verified) | August 17, 2007 - 10:53am

The iBook with Firewire was actually introduced in Paris 2000. (The first iBook was Macworld July 1999). But good call anyway.

macmanager (not verified) | August 17, 2007 - 10:46am

I bet they won't announce a new Ipod in europe, it probably is just going to focus on bringing the iphone to europe. Does anyone know if Europe gets their Apple products the same time the US does? If not then I bet Apple on Sept 18th releases the new widescreen touch ipod which will not have any wifi or bluetooth capabilities due to the fact we haven't seen any FCC approval requests yet. I also bet Apple will only release this Ipod in the US for now and will wait for the iphone to get some traction in Europe before releasing the new ipod there.

macmanager (not verified) | August 20, 2007 - 1:07am

most products come out the same time,with the exception of the iPhone

Neil Anderson (not verified) | August 18, 2007 - 7:27pm

My bet includes Italy. :)

britneyfrenchfan (not verified) | August 21, 2007 - 11:25am

Well, as for my Apple experience of 3 years, all the products launched by Apple are simultaneously launched in the whole world at the same time via apple Stores online except for exclusivities such as iPod mini (because they wanted to know how well it would be received by general opinion) & iPhone so I do hope that the new touchscreen iPod - if there is one - coming Sept 18th, wiil be launched at in Europe as well.
P.S. : You say: Paris will be LA place to be for Apple aficionados the world over (because place is a feminine word in french)

Seth Weintraub | August 21, 2007 - 11:43am

You're right about the gender of "place" in French. But "place" is in fact a false cognate: "la place" does not always mean "the place" but instead means "the plaza" or for a geographical position, "place" (in line, on a bus). To say in French what we mean as "place" in English you would use a different term like "l'endroit" or "le lieu," which readers wouldn't understand anyway. So we just made a joke with the article and "place" here should be read as the English word, not the French (which wouldn't have the right meaning were it grammatically correct).
:P

9to5mac

macmanager2 (not verified) | August 23, 2007 - 11:26pm

Dude, you are right grammatically, but it still sounds stupid from a French perspective. "La place" sounds much better... If you want to sound sofisticated by saying French stuff, get the gender right, or your effect will be lost...
Cheers

macmanager (not verified) | August 22, 2007 - 5:10pm

NEW IPOD~

Santz24 (not verified) | September 05, 2007 - 3:05pm

Why did you say "Maaaaybe spain"? Just a thought? or have you got any evidence? Im desperate for some info!

admin | September 05, 2007 - 3:36pm

Telefonica Spain has been mentioned numerous times in reports as well as O2 of picking up the iPhone.

Santz24 (not verified) | September 05, 2007 - 11:15pm

I see, thank you very much for the info. You got any links to articles/press releases where telefonica is mentioned?

Oh and, do you predict it for the first "November 11th" launch? Or for some second-hand later release for "un-cooler" European countries?