“Apple CEO Steve Jobs reportedly made a rare public appearance on Tuesday night, coming to an event hosted by the Wireless History Foundation,” MacNN reports.
“One of the group’s stated goals is promoting achievements in the industry; to that effect it was inducting Stan Sigman, a former CEO of AT&T Mobility, into its Wireless Hall of Fame. Jobs was present to congratulate Sigman, with whom he helped devise the iPhone beginning in 2005,” MacNN reports.
Read more in the full article, including a photo of Jobs, who obviously doesn’t do name-tags (seven TIME Magazine covers precludes the need for a sticker on your jacket), here.
This may explain or at least help to explain the reluctance to leave AT&T.
This may explain or at least help to explain the reluctance to leave AT&T.
Isn’t Steve trying to crush the rumor that iPhone is going to Verizon?
Isn’t Steve trying to crush the rumor that iPhone is going to Verizon?
@ Figurative – my thoughts exactly. Unlike Verizon, ATT did help make the conditions right for Apple to bring forth the iPhone.
Having the iPhone on Verizon is a good idea – if for no other reason some people will migrate and leave more bandwidth for me. Bwa! Ha! Ha!
Peace.
@ Figurative – my thoughts exactly. Unlike Verizon, ATT did help make the conditions right for Apple to bring forth the iPhone.
Having the iPhone on Verizon is a good idea – if for no other reason some people will migrate and leave more bandwidth for me. Bwa! Ha! Ha!
Peace.
alot of android sales are just because people don’t want to go ATT
if apple goes to verizon their marketshare will explode because the droids will get smart
on a side note if apple stock keeps doubling every two years for the next 8 years it will be worth over $5000 each in 2018
alot of android sales are just because people don’t want to go ATT
if apple goes to verizon their marketshare will explode because the droids will get smart
on a side note if apple stock keeps doubling every two years for the next 8 years it will be worth over $5000 each in 2018
I’ve read reports that there has been a number of AT&T engineers hanging out at Apple the last few years.
For example:
Ars Technica:
“AT&T engineers went to Apple to give Apple’s engineers a “crash course” in wireless networking. Apple modified how the iPhone communicates with towers to reduce the overhead for making connections or sending texts.”
Building phones is a complex thing and Apple was new at it and I think Apple valued whatever AT&T was willing to share and that’s one of the reasons it’s stuck with AT&T for so long, it’s loyalty. This loyalty is shown again for Jobs to go to the presentation, a very rare thing for him to do. (loyalty something which Google — Schmidt on apple’s board, google phone – apparently needs some education in).
I’ve read reports that there has been a number of AT&T engineers hanging out at Apple the last few years.
For example:
Ars Technica:
“AT&T engineers went to Apple to give Apple’s engineers a “crash course” in wireless networking. Apple modified how the iPhone communicates with towers to reduce the overhead for making connections or sending texts.”
Building phones is a complex thing and Apple was new at it and I think Apple valued whatever AT&T was willing to share and that’s one of the reasons it’s stuck with AT&T for so long, it’s loyalty. This loyalty is shown again for Jobs to go to the presentation, a very rare thing for him to do. (loyalty something which Google — Schmidt on apple’s board, google phone – apparently needs some education in).
I sure hope he feels better and that he is healthier than he looks in that picture.
I sure hope he feels better and that he is healthier than he looks in that picture.
Is it just me or does everyone forget that apple initially partnered with Cingular wireless, who was then bought out by ATT?
Is it just me or does everyone forget that apple initially partnered with Cingular wireless, who was then bought out by ATT?
AT&T is now selling Android phones though, so Apple is kind of free to do what it pleases, no?
AT&T is now selling Android phones though, so Apple is kind of free to do what it pleases, no?
A picture of two cell-towering figures, to coin a phrase.
A picture of two cell-towering figures, to coin a phrase.
The only reluctance to leave AT&T is a little something called an exclusivity contract! Nothing to do with loyalty or anything else. When that expires Apple will be free to do as it pleases.
The only reluctance to leave AT&T is a little something called an exclusivity contract! Nothing to do with loyalty or anything else. When that expires Apple will be free to do as it pleases.
If you remember Cingular was already part of maBell company which bought/merged with AT&T. They just rebranded the company because AT&T was a household name.
All this verizon talk amongst the papers means nothing, until Steve jobs gets on stage and announces it for himself. We’ve heard all this talk before and it’s old.
If you remember Cingular was already part of maBell company which bought/merged with AT&T. They just rebranded the company because AT&T was a household name.
All this verizon talk amongst the papers means nothing, until Steve jobs gets on stage and announces it for himself. We’ve heard all this talk before and it’s old.
Turtleneck.
Turtleneck.
@bildad,
Funny, I was thinking how healthy he looks. But he must appear ill compared to all the fat bastards in the USA.