Aha

Possibly a conspiracy but...
On 2 Feb 2006, at 10:09am, Michael Parker wrote:

Apple won't release the ibook for awhile
because of issues invoving the redesigning of ibook
hardware and not making it so close to the powerbook
that it's essentially the same machine.  But then
again, Apple is a tough company to predict.


...the DET letter to us suggested "the process to secure a contract for supply of replacement Apple iBook notebooks is not complete at the time of writing".

If it is a supply problem, perhaps it's due to new iBooks coming. Just a thought.

Reg