So the bruhaha is brewing, so to speak, about AT&T and Apple’s butting heads, in light of the iPhone 3.0 OS release due out this week.
Analysts have much to say on the various issues, including the lack of MMS and Tethering support out of the box, and presumed negotiations/AT&T & Apple’s working relationship into the future.
I have to admit that while all this sounds like all the juicy gossip out there that people sign on to, I won’t be jumping ship to Verizon. I am totally satisfied with my service, having had very limited issues with any of my AT&T devices, including the iPhone.
People tend to forget that these devices are created by human beings, their deployment dependent on conditions that human beings have to work through and much of the work that goes into deploying a major product is tremendous. So, that means upgrading switches, routers, repeaters, deploying servers and server upgrades and so on. It is unrealistic to expect that with the demand for the iPhone and other AT&T products, and the way we use our devices today, that any glitch should mean lashing out at the carrier.
I think also, in pointing out that Apple’s other partners around the world have rolled out many of the new bells and whistles for the 3.0 3G and 3G S devices, people are probably not taking into account that they have deployed far less of the phones, and so are maybe more likely to be able to quickly roll out the newer network based features?
Anyway, here are a few articles on the new device/software:
No extra cost for MMS for existing text bundle subscribers.
AT&T’s many missed opportunities.
Analysts say iPhone 3G S not Enterprise-ready.
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