If they're aiming at the Blackberry market then they don't stand a chance. There is no way that an iPhone will become a business product of choice.
If Apple release this in the UK with just GPRS then it will be a huge mistake and their marketing guys all need firing. The phone market has moved on from GPRS and putting a product out there that doesn't support EDGE or 3G is a slap in the face to the buying publics intellect.
The iPhone does indeed support EDGE. AT&T's nationwide network is an EDGE network... but Apple know's better and will probably release an updated phone with 3G for a EU release because that is the prevalent network structure in Europe, whereas AT&T's 3G network is available primarily in large metropolitan regions, and is shoddy at best.
“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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If they're aiming at the Blackberry market then they don't stand a chance. There is no way that an iPhone will become a business product of choice.
If Apple release this in the UK with just GPRS then it will be a huge mistake and their marketing guys all need firing. The phone market has moved on from GPRS and putting a product out there that doesn't support EDGE or 3G is a slap in the face to the buying publics intellect.
The iPhone does indeed support EDGE. AT&T's nationwide network is an EDGE network... but Apple know's better and will probably release an updated phone with 3G for a EU release because that is the prevalent network structure in Europe, whereas AT&T's 3G network is available primarily in large metropolitan regions, and is shoddy at best.