yesterday's events in the land of mobile phones

Here’s how things unfolded yesterday…

First, Apple announced their long-awaited cell phone at CES today.

Then, the iPhone’s page on the Apple site went live.

Finally, this happened:

It’s funny what a sexy PowerPoint presentation can do, isn’t it? Later on, Engadget uncovered what the iPhone is really capable of. It turns out that it’s not a smart phone, per se. The only way new software can be installed on the iPhone is if Apple puts it there, and there’s no connectivity to enterprise messaging like Exchange or Notes. It’s a shame that 3rd party developers can’t create any apps that could be installed on the iPhone. The iPhone apparently runs Mac OS X (in some form or fashion) and there are plenty of Mac OS X programmers around now. It seems like a very tap-able resource. Also, let’s not forge the potential slough of new Mac OS X developers that could arise. So why did RIM‘s and Palm‘s stocks take such a hit yesterday? Enterprise customers (you know, the ones with budgets) will have no use for Apple’s pricey phone. The iPhone is another geek chic item that will likely find a home on the hips of trendy urbanites with $500 to burn. It sure does demo nicely, though.

Let’s not forget, however, that Linksys owns the real iPhone 🙂