iPhone 3G - questions still remain ...
I don't know about you, but after closely following Steve Jobs' keynote speech at WWDC 08, I'm still left with a lot of questions about the iPhone 3G.
Also: iPhone 3G - Apple’s reality distortion field redefines the phrase “half the price”
Hardware 2.0 WWDC “blogging the blogs” coverage - minute-by-minute!
- What! Still no copy and paste facility???? Has this most requested of features still not materialized?
- Compatibility with existing iPhone accessories?
- Why no processor/memory bump?
- What about a password storage keychain? that would be really handy.
- How "ideal" are battery specs?
- Why no new iPod touch?
- What's the spec on the GPS? Cold/warm start satellite lock times specifically.
- How long until the new version can be jailbroken/unlocked?
- Is AT&T's 3G network ready for the hammering it will get?
- How will the price change affect Apple' earnings?
Apple has already filed a disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission:
Apple has signed multi-year agreements with carriers authorizing them to distribute and provide network services for iPhones in over 70 countries. These agreements are generally not exclusive with a specific carrier, except in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Ireland, and certain other countries. Under the vast majority of these agreements, Apple will not receive follow-on revenue generating payments from carriers for the new iPhone 3G beyond the purchase of the device by carriers or a commission on sales of the device by Apple. Apple will continue to receive payments from cellular network providers related to first-generation iPhones as long as they remain active on authorized networks.
Rumors that were floating around that have been busted:
- No forward-facing camera
- No mention of a iChat/IM application
- No extended range of iPhones - still stuck with the 8GB/16GB versions
- No red iPhone
Also, unrelated to the iPhone:
- No new Macs ...
- No AppleTV revamp ...
- Nothing new on the iTunes front ...
Thoughts?