“In what should not be regarded as a surprise, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg and other presenters during his keynote address at CES 2011 this morning made no mention of the possibility of the iPhone coming to Verizon,” Eric Slivka reports for MacRumors.
“Seidenberg’s role as the primary keynote speaker for the event had sparked speculation that the forum could be used to introduce a Verizon iPhone, although most observers have long thought that such an introduction would take place at an Apple-controlled event headed by Steve Jobs,” Slivka reports.
“A CDMA version of the iPhone compatible with Verizon’s network is still widely expected to make its debut early this year, possibly within the next few weeks, but we have yet to hear word of any Apple media event that would presumably accompany the introduction,” Slivka reports.
Full article here.
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn W.” for the heads up.]
There will be no media event. Just an announcement.
When exclusivity ended in France, Germany and any other country, there was no special event. Do not expect one.
I’m not surprised there was no reference to it since Apple would be the one to make that announcement.
But boy is the silence deafening!
Seidenberg was so desperate to get the iPhone he agreed on everything Jobs wanted, including withholding the announcement from the pointless, anti-Apple, microsoft-circle-jerk, called CES
“He is ignoring me, therefore he surely likes me” is every teen girl’s (wishful) thinking when her crush doesn’t care about her.
Verizon is not announcing because there may be nothing to announce (until 5-year exclusivity agreement with AT&T expires, early next year).
Can you hear me now, there’s an iPhone for that!
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Where is the countdown clock or the 24/7 observation webcam for the announcement?
Like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster the Verizon iPhone remains just a creature of legend.
I think it overstatement to say that Seidenberg is desperate to get an iPhone on VZ. That was true 2-3 years ago. Now, arguably Apple needs more VZ than the other way around.
What do you guys think of Google presentation at CES? Honeycomb is a clear rip off the iPod.
What annoys me that the demoed the new version of the maps application. Some cool features like 3D building rotation they are purposefully keeping away from IOS platform. Shame, really. After all it was Apple who helped them develop the mobile version of Maps to begin with.
Apple really needs to get into cloud space with search engine, map and email platform applications. These days cloud is more extension of operating system than in the past and they can’t afford outsourcing their future to Google and Co.
@ Alex
Google best be careful. Apple has acquired a company or two already that specializes in digital mapping and I think recently was hiring for that type of thing.
If Google hogs what of value they offer to Apple, Jobs and Company have the resources to do whatever they want on their own.
…any day now, since 2007.
It’s kinda funny, tho, that people are clamoring for Verizon, which is arguably even more craptastic and evil than ATT.
I’m guessing that it’ll come available on T-Mobile et al at the same time as Verizon. But I could be wrong.
Verizon has a lot of employees if the Verizon iPhone is coming you’d see internal documents showing so like we did with AT&T.
Any day now…
@Alex
Verizon’s latest numbers illustrate Seidenberg’s desperation. The company is dead in the water. They need the iPhone even more than Apple needs them. There have been quite a few stories documenting this point.
@MidWest Mac
Too funny!
There is no need to annouce an “Apple” media event at this time, that’s what MS would do to try and upstage CES.
No, Steve has more style then that. He’ll wait until the day after CES and then hit them with the email. Wonder why those employees are having their vacation days restricted.
That’s how it’s done. Boom baby, Boom!
Look for the phone companies that are being quiet or at least going out of their way not to criticize the iPhone. (like T-Mobile)
Those are the ones that are at least trying and are in the running for getting the iPhone.
The ones that are slamming the iPhone, are the ones that have no chance.
And so continues the echo chamber of journalists quoting each other about Verizon iPhone.
Shocking.
Apple may have a media event, especially if the alleged “Verizon iPhone” is more than an iPhone 4 with CDMA. One of the things that I like about Apple is that they have two types of events. The first type is for products/services that are released concurrently or within a very short time period. The second type is for products/services that are released within a four to six month time span. The key differentiator between Apple events and many other tech company events is that Apple almost always actually releases the product/service at or close to the appointed time. Most other companies spend too much time talking about what they plan to have at some point in the future.
Everyone seems to want product roadmaps from Apple. But the product roadmaps from other companies often aren’t that reliable. I would rather have real, functional products with long term vision and incremental evolution. Give me Apple over vaporware and vapor events any day.
Let’s say the over/under on Verizon getting the iPhone is 6 months. I’m taking the over.
There is just something fishy about the whole Verizon story. How many times have we heard that Verizon was getting the iPhone over the past 3 years?
Google – Microsoft are one and the same.
IF the iPhone becomes widely available, I hope it goes to all carriers.
The announcement will be that Apple is buying 51% of Verizon for $52 B cash, and discontinuing all Android products. Apple TV will stream all Verizon cable TV and movie content utilizing Apple’s new data center. Apple will use Verizon’s FIOS network to operate as a nationwide ISP for internet services. The world as we know it today will cease to exist and we will all be happy forever more.
@Zeke
Amen brother.
@ Federico,
Apple will announce with a media event.