Introducing Apple Inc's iPhone

They have done it again:

- in 1984 Apple created the MAC as an easy to use computer bundling a graphic desktop with a mouse that changed the computing industry

- in 2001 Apple created the iPod and changed the music industry

- in 2007 Apple created the iPhone that stands to change the mobile industry

This is a must read article from time magazine by Lev Grossman .

The other night I was out with a friend that has a pocket PC from Verizon Mobile and he was so frustrated with voice mail, in that you have to listen to time header before you can delete it – well, Apple has fixed the problem as voice mail on iPhone looks more like an email.

If very difficult to create product and technologies that change an industry, but to do it 3 times is utterly amazing.

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gxnorm – Wed, 2007 – 01 – 10 10:19

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Correction, Norm! Virtualy all Europeans get their (highly discounted or free) phones from their provider. Typically this is in trade for a one or two year subscription. On higher end phones, providers apply socalled SIMLock software to avoid that the consumer uses another provider's SIM card. The lock is typically released in the second half of the subscription. There's a lively internet business to remove the software lock at an earlier point in time. Fee is in the range of the $10 that you now owe me. Gert

gnieveld – Fri, 2007 – 01 – 12 10:24

Correction ...

Girt you are correct, I mis-stated that opinion, in that GSM network operators allow devices not sold by them directly to be connected by using a SIM card. This is not the case in the US whereas operators only allow devices they sell to be used.

But the fact remains that Apple may have started a process that is unique within the mobile industry, in that they led the development of the phone and not Cingular.

Do you want your $10.00 in Euros ;-)

gxnorm – Fri, 2007 – 01 – 12 10:57

Let's step back and give Apple a Round of Applause

The facts are that Apple and their iPhone have created a new benchmark for how a converged hand-held device should look and feel.

Another fact is that they have also stirred the pot. Bloggers are coming out of the wood work.

Something that everyone is missing is the possible future, Apple clearly is not targeting mass market and I can see this platform (protected by patents) ending up in Enterprise Fixed Mobile Convergence offers.

Check this out and I quote:

"The facts are that Apple and their iPhone have created a new benchmark for how a converged hand-held device should look and feel.

They have created a new user interface and bundled a number desperate devices.

They have changed how a mobile device interacts with voicemail - it's now like email.

As far as the lack of 3G, you have got to believe that if they were smart enough to come up with this design, then they are smart enough to have a 3G device on the drawing board that is aligned with Cingular’s roadmap.

Selecting GSM as the initial mobile protocol was Brilliant, GSM is a Global Standard and expect the exclusivity that Cingular has is limited to the US. They even have provisions to insert a SIM card, Hmmmm , I expect this phone to be in Europe shortly. Let’s not forget European users typically buy their phones outside of a provider.

As far as licensing, think about Qualcomm and how they make money. Create technology and license it to everyone. Apple has done that, if multi-touch interfaces take hold, Nokia , Motorola and everyone else will be in-line to license it.

Rewind the clock to 1984, Apple took existing technologies that were pioneered at Xerox PARC , studied them, studied users and created the graphical based standard that was 10 years ahead of Microsoft.

Apple clearly is not targeting mass market and I can see this platform (protected by patents) ending up in Enterprise Fixed Mobile Convergence offers."

Let’s all take a step back and give Apple & Steve Jobs a round of applause, and not forget the personal costs of keeping this so secret.

I invite you to state your own opinion. I bet $10.00 that I am right!!

gxnorm – Wed, 2007 – 01 – 10 20:12

Apple

Will Global Crossing be offering these phones?

Dirk Digmer (not verified) – Wed, 2007 – 01 – 10 12:51

Will Global Crossing be Offering These Phones?

As you know, Global Crossing is a fixed line operator and not a mobile operator. You may also know that Global Crossing is currently trialing a Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) service internally (with my fellow bloggers). It is conceivable that a fixed line operator entering the FMC market will eventually support devices that can accommodate WiFi and mobile standards concurrently. However, I’m not aware of any plans to do so today.

gxnorm – Wed, 2007 – 01 – 10 16:24

IP Convergence: Beyond VoIP, Beyond Cost Savings

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