by Michael Cooney

Senior Editor

Why Apple fans will be very disappointed in the iPhone

Opinion

Dec 19, 20061 min

Apple rumors have abounded for months concerning an “iPhone” – a cell/iPod. Rumor-mongering has heated up considerably as speculation has Apple announcing the iPhone in the new year at MacWorld Expo. That’s all we’ve read for weeks – iPhone, iPhone, iPhone. And now the iPhone been released, but if you buy one you’re going to be sorely disappointing considering the iPhone is a VoIP handset from Linksys. Someone at Linksys deserves a raise. Via The Register

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by Michael Cooney

Senior Editor

Michael is a senior editor with Network World focused on deciphering the strategies of many core high-tech vendors such as Cisco, Arista, Juniper, HPE and IBM. Michael has been writing about the industry for more than 33 years and has won coverage awards from ASBPE and FOLIO. He has a BA in Journalism and Technical Writing Certificate from The Pennsylvania State University.

He can be reached at michael_cooney@foundryco.com.

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