This is the kind of research I like to see from market analysts. Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi put two and two together and concluded:
“Apple has not yet received FCC approval for a phone, and our analysis suggests that phones have typically become available two months after FCC approval.
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It is possible that Apple could introduce the product, and set a future availability date, but we think this represents a low probability.”
And as Red Herring nicely put it – “it’s not Mr. Jobs’ style [to announce products before they’re ready]”.
(Having said that, Steve did announce the iTV product whilst it was still conceptual…)
Sensible analysis. I hope when Jobs is ready it is with an open iPhone, not resticted by mobile operator walled gardens, as blogged here:
http://blog.nextblitz.com/blog/2007/01/iphone_steve_jo.html
Buzz – thanks for playing!
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Surely they wouldn’t put in an FCC application if they want to keep the project secret as these applications are publicly available.