$2000 iPhone (was Re: iPhone Rate Plans are up)

[Glenn Carnagey]

for once, I read encouraging stuff on C/NET.  yes, I've marked the  
occasion on the calendar.


<http://news.com.com/Chiefs+defend+slow+network+for+the+iPhone/ 
2100-1039_3-6194047.html?tag=fd_nbs_ent&tag=nl.e703>

Jobs said the decision to hold off on using AT&T's faster HSDPA  
network--shorthand for High-Speed Downlink Packet Access--was a trade- 
off.

"EDGE is good, but you'd like it to be faster," he said, suggesting  
that the availability of local Wi-Fi networks would make up for the  
EDGE network's slower speed.

Jobs also said Apple's hardware design team had decided against using  
the more advanced 3G chip sets because they were relatively power- 
hungry. As a result, Apple improved the battery life of the iPhone.

"We felt it wasn't the right trade-off now," he said. "I'm sure that  
will all change in the future."

.....

"Jobs hinted that there would be announcements about services for  
corporate users within several weeks. "There's already corporations  
who have been running pilots hooking up to exchange servers and other  
kinds of mail servers, and they have gone very well," he said.

Neither man was willing to describe where the partnership between the  
companies might lead if it turned out to be a success. AT&T has  
joined with Microsoft as part of its effort to enter into direct  
competition with cable companies.

Stephenson acknowledged that he was intrigued by Apple's TV system."




g./


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