[Sigia-l] Decent exposure

[Eric Reiss]

Gosh, Ziya,

I didn't mean to ruffle your feathers. But your rather feisty
response seems to demand a clarification.

First, I find the lack of 3G technology odd because UMTS/W-CDMA have
clearly proven their viability outside the U.S.; European and Asian
telcos have made significant investments in 3G technology and are
rolling out competitive new services on a daily basis.

Seen from an American standpoint, I can understand the lack of
interest/understanding. Seen from a more global perspection, the
decision to forego any 3G cellular technologies in version 1.0 is, as
I said, "odd." Good golly, even Kazakhstan is rolling out 3G. 

Second, my comments regarding Apple's business objectives are neither
malicious nor conspiritorial. I merely suggest that Apple may choose
to follow a strategic path for video that has proven remarkably
successful for their music business. By limiting technological
channels, it is possible to control the flow of information. (Anyone
who has tried to get files into an iPod without the use of iTunes
knows exactly what I mean.)

There's nothing new about this strategy and there is nothing
conspiritorial; folks on this list have been railing against
Microsoft for years for pursuing the same objectives with the same
technological tactics.

Finally, believe it or not, I truly wish Steve Jobs and the rest of
his crew all the luck in the world. And when the iPhone becomes
available in my area, I'll be first in line to buy one and see how it
compares with other mobile offerings.

Cheers,
Eric

FatDUX Copenhagen
www.fatdux.com

---- Original Message ----
From: listera at earthlink.net
To: sigia-l at asis.org
Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] Decent exposure
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 05:02:14 -0500

>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