All of that being said. ;-) Apple will undoubtedly be realeasing new hardware soon. If for smoe reason I don't land a Pre at launch, I'll probably be first in line for the new iPhone. The first gen was my favorite phone thus far. The 3G just wasn't enough of an update for me to jump to it. So we'll see, come Saturday, if I'll be looking forward to an Apple announcement or not. If my Wife was a little more of a techie I'd probably have both. Thankfully for our bank account she tends to keep me grounded.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Matthew Nuzum <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:newz@bearfruit.org">newz@bearfruit.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div class="im">On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 3:10 PM, kristau <<a href="mailto:kristau@gmail.com">kristau@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> Yes, I remember people speculating that most providers were not<br>> willing to allow a phone provider that level of access on their<br>
> network. Prior to Apple and the iPhone, the carriers held all the<br>> cards. The iPhone threated (and still threatens) to flip this around,<br>> allowing the phone manufacturers wield more power.<br>><br>> Apple came along and said, "This is what it will take to put our<br>
> devices on your network. If you can't provide it we will find someone<br>> else who will." AT&T was probably not Apple's first choice, but they<br>> were willing to play.<br>><br><br></div>Remember too that it was with Cingular who announced that very day, on<br>
stage with Apple, that they were being bought by AT&T. The work needed<br>to make visual voice mail was not done in a few days or a few weeks...<br>Also remember that they also (temporarily) broke out of the mold where<br>
the provider subsidized the hardware in exchange for a 2 year<br>contract.<br><br>It boggles my mind to think about how that deal worked out and the<br>complexities involved. It was definitely a win-win situation.<br>
<div class="im"><br>--<br>Matthew Nuzum<br>newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, <a href="http://identi.ca/" target="_blank">identi.ca</a> and twitter<br>_______________________________________________<br></div>
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