This supports what I've been thinking for a little bit.
Apple develops iPhone, with GSM, but without 3G. Apple then announces it's siding with Cingular/AT&T.. Why no 3G? It doesn't make logical sense.
...unless they originally wanted to go with T-Mobile which doesn't have 3G yet, but T-Mo turned them down? If that were true, Apple still needs to get their R&D back, and it would cost more to convert it to CDMA for Verizon, so the logical second choice would be Cingular. Especially since they don't give 2 flips about their customers and will rather put out a garbage phone to their customers just because it will be popular. They've done it before.
Why does this strengthen my inner wonderings? Well, Rogers picked up the Sidekick 2 way back when, and that was T-Mobile only.
I haven't been able to dig up any other evidence besides speculation, but I'm wondering if T-Mobile turned them down because of either the price point (very possible), and/or the reliability of the prototype models (T-Mobile has been known in the past to turn down certain devices if it doesn't meet their standards, no matter the 'cool' factor)
“Measuring 21.5 inches each, with 1920 x 1080 resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, and optical multitouch technology under their chunky bezels, these two models represent the biggest mainstream push for touchscreen computing yet.”
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This supports what I've been thinking for a little bit.
Apple develops iPhone, with GSM, but without 3G.
Apple then announces it's siding with Cingular/AT&T.. Why no 3G? It doesn't make logical sense.
...unless they originally wanted to go with T-Mobile which doesn't have 3G yet, but T-Mo turned them down? If that were true, Apple still needs to get their R&D back, and it would cost more to convert it to CDMA for Verizon, so the logical second choice would be Cingular. Especially since they don't give 2 flips about their customers and will rather put out a garbage phone to their customers just because it will be popular. They've done it before.
Why does this strengthen my inner wonderings? Well, Rogers picked up the Sidekick 2 way back when, and that was T-Mobile only.
I haven't been able to dig up any other evidence besides speculation, but I'm wondering if T-Mobile turned them down because of either the price point (very possible), and/or the reliability of the prototype models (T-Mobile has been known in the past to turn down certain devices if it doesn't meet their standards, no matter the 'cool' factor)