Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
With a share price that still reaches into the
stratosphere, and competing mobile manufacturers quickly coming up with
iPhone-esque devices, if not actual clones of the unique iPhone
multi-touch interface, Apple must shine with the 3G iPhone in ways that
it has never shone before.
Clearly I speak not of where the sun don’t shine, for that is parlance
far too crude for iTWire and our dear readers, despite occasional
outbursts from some commenters who may have started finishing school
but never actually finished it - or skipped it altogether.
Instead, I speak of the expectations of the world, and the stock
market, in wishing to see a 3G iPhone that overflows with useful
technology, rather than ripping it away, as was seen in the
spectacular, but still slightly disappointing, MacBook Air – not from
the point of view of what it included, but what it didn’t include.
There will always be a third generation of iPhone to fix any issues
missing from the iPhone’s second generation: a 3G model. For those that
are unsure, the first generation of the iPhone was the 2G model. All
these generations can be potentially confusing.
But any third generation iPhone (to come after the 3G iPhone) would be at least one year away, and likely longer.
Apple can’t afford any missteps, its reputation – and that of Steve Jobs – is at stake.
Given Apple’s ability to create masterful technology, it’s very likely
that the 3G iPhone will be all that we could have desired and more.
But if it comes with too many features restricted or unavailable, there will be much wailing.
Apple will, if history is any guide, sell millions anyway and further
solidify its place in the world as not only a major manufacturer of
music and media devices, but as a telecommunications powerhouse that
rose like a Phoenix from the mid 90s ashes of near collapse.
Oh 3G iPhone, we await thee, whether in locked or unlocked form, to
transform the world of handheld computing and communications once
again. Please Steven P. Jobs, shock and awe us with overwhelming
delight and technological sophistication.
David Bass
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