Retina MacBook Pro Shipping Delayed By Up To A Month

MacRumors received several reports today from Apple customers who have gotten emails from Apple. In the emails, they were told that the Retina MacBook Pros they had purchased on launch day (through Apple’s enterprise site) have been delayed, in some cases by up to a month.

One such email is quoted below.

    Dear Apple Customer,

    Thank you for your recent order.

    Purchase Order#: xxxxxxxxxx
    Sales Order#: xxxxxxxxxx
    Ship-to Zip Code: xxxxx

    Due to an unexpected delay, we are unable to ship the following item(s) by the date that you were recently quoted:

    Z0ML, MBP 15.4/CTO
    will now ship on or before
    Jul 25, 2012

    Please note that product availability can change rapidly, and it is possible that your order may ship much sooner than we anticipate. You may even receive a shipment confirmation between the time we send this email and the time that you read it.