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To: Cogito who wrote (68824)	9/18/2007 1:33:45 PM
From: Keith Feral	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

Power consumption has always been one of the biggest problems with WCDMA. Why would Apple come out with a 3G device in it's first product cycle anyways? Next year, they can roll out another 10 million 3G iPhones to replace the 2G EDGE iPhones. There is no reason to skip an entire sales cycle, just to go with an unproven technology.

To: Cogito who wrote (68824)	9/18/2007 1:54:49 PM
From: GVTucker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

Cogito, RE: In interviews around the time the iPhone was released here, Steve Jobs said power consumption was the main problem with 3G. This is from a Q&A with the COO at the Goldman Sachs conference: Q: Could you go through some of the thinking of not putting 3G in the phone given that it is pretty much leading edge technology in every other aspect? A: Our thinking first and foremost was that we wanted GSM. Because GSM is the world standard and that was one of the factors in selecting Cingular. Secondly, the product, as we announced, has Wi-Fi capabilities. And so many people, like in this room I'm sure there is Wi-Fi in this room as there are hot spots everywhere -- at your home, where you have coffee, your place of work, etc., etc. -- they're going to use Wi-Fi. And between these spots we are going to use EDGE because it is widely deployed. And we are confident it will give the user a great experience. I'm not saying that the power consumption issue was nonexistent, but my recollection of the issues is that deployment of 3G was the main reason given, and the above would back it up. RE: Your take on this is rather funny to me. Do you think Apple doesn't want to make a 3G iPhone? Don't you think they'd do it if it were feasible at all? What possible reason would they have to just make excuses instead? Cogito, did you even read my logic? I said directly that Apple didn't have a 3G model ready, and rather than miss the current opportunity, they went ahead with the EDGE model even though it was less than perfect. That sounds very much like what you're saying.