On Dec 1, 2007, at 11:30 AM, "Lee Larson" <llarson at louisville.edu> wrote:
> On Fri, November 30, 2007 13:34, Michael Robertson wrote: > >> Then in todays Courier, in the business section I noticed a small >> paragraph in the digest column that says that , "Apple and AT&T plan >> to begin selling a version of the iPhone next year that operates on a >> wireless network for surfing the internet at fast speeds. AT&T chief >> executive, Randall Stephenson said that consumers could expect an >> iPhone that works on "3G" networks sometime in 2008. That would >> address a major shortcoming of the iPhone." ( I have edited these >> quotes some) > > Let's see if Steve Jobs can get Randall Stephenson's head on a > platter for > this one. Apple has been conspicuously mum about such things -- > especially > in the holiday buying season. These remarks are likely to cost both > companies lots of money. > > On the other hand, maybe this shows that AT&T and Apple aren't cozy > bedfellows. Great analysis on this one by Robert X. Cringely (a pseudonym) about how he thinks AT&T is attempting to show His Steveness that they're not real fond of him: <http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20071129_003521.html> or <http://tinyurl.com/2gkmcd> Remember, Apple is expected to join forces with Google in the bid for the 700 Mhz spectrum (mentioned by Ed Wiser previously). If Google is involved in the win for that spectrum expect to see tectonic shifts in the mobile broadband arena. Things--especially the cellular business--will never be the same, and there's no way that AT&T isn't highly cognizant of that. j. -- Jonathan Fletcher jfletch at newmediaconstco.com Project Foreman NewMedia Construction Co.
