I hear a slight sigh of relief around America at the moment (I have super hearing) as Apple Insider reports that Apple executives are confident the iPhone will ship on time and have plenty to go around.

In attendence at the meeting were USB analyst Ben Reitzes and Apple executives Peter Oppenheimer (Chief Financial Officer), David Moody (Vice President of Mac Product Marketing), and Eddy Cue (Vice President of iTunes), with Reitzes reporting the execs said to be “confident the product will ship on time with volumes to meet customer demand”. Good news all around.

One other interesting thing to note is the possibility of the iPhone as we currently know it not even reaching U.K and European shores, with Apple likely to “introduce new models and partners for the iPhone in Europe and Asia within a year.” Could the 3G version of the iPhone arrive sooner than expected?

[Via

TUAW]