{"id":54,"date":"2004-12-16T13:32:51","date_gmt":"2004-12-16T21:32:51","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-05-25T23:34:39","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T06:34:39","slug":"iphone-prediction-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeindustries.com\/blog\/archive\/2004\/12\/iphone-prediction-confirmed","title":{"rendered":"iPhone Prediction Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"
UPDATE:<\/strong> Uhhh, thanks for the semi-false alarm Engadget and Forbes! Now that we’ve had a few days to absorb things, updated thoughts are available here — iPhone Update<\/a><\/div>\n

\"\"Way back on July 25th, I told you Apple was coming out with a cell phone<\/a>. This was before any preliminary Motorola announcements, before any recent rumor mill gossip, and a full four months before Russell Beattie’s<\/a> and Ross Mayfield’s<\/a> great articles on the subject. I even told you the exact month<\/strong><\/em>: January of 2005.<\/p>\n

Lo and behold, via today’s announcement in Forbes magazine<\/a> (which was via this article at Engadget<\/a>), Apple has confirmed that not only will they be releasing a full-fledged Apple-inspired phone with Motorola circuitry, but it will likely be shown off in January to an eagerly-awaiting public at MacWorld Expo.<\/p>\n

I, personally, can’t wait.<\/p>\n

While I am very excited about the official announcement, the revelation that it will be a “mid-range” device probably means that I won’t dump my Treo for it. Once you’ve tasted the sweetness that is the high-range, full-featured phone, it’s tough to imagine going back. However, we all know that Apple is not in the business of producing anything “mid-range”, so I’d bet a large sum of money that this initial iPhone release is just the tip of the iceberg. Might we see a “PowerPhone” shortly thereafter? We most certainly will. The only question is when. Want another prediction? Same time next year.<\/p>\n

So what is the moral of today’s iPhone announcement?<\/p>\n