[Sigia-l] Decent exposure

[Ziya Oz]

Eric Reiss:

> The iPhone is nice, but oddly lacking in 3G high-speed connectivity.

What's so odd about it?

Apple wants to sell the iPhone globally.
GSM accounts for over 80% of the global market.
The largest GSM carrier in the U.S. (Apple's primary market) is AT&T
Cingular.
Cingular's 3G coverage is not pervasive.
3G is more expensive.
3G radios are harder on the battery.
3G itself is not the last word on speed.
The iPhone has WiFi for higher-speed ops.
Jobs said Apple will do 3G when the time is right.
An Apple VP said 3G can be turned on via firmware update on this version of
the iPhone.
The iPhone is a version 1.0 product.

Those are the facts. Now for some malicious and groundless conspiracy
theories:

> Is this because Apple wants people to buy movies and videos via their
> proprietary iTunes app rather than letting people share them
> peer-to-peer? 


> I am underwhelmed.

So may be you are not one of the 10 million people who'll be buying it,
according to Apple.


Ziya
Nullius in Verba