June 26, 2007
iPhone Hype Glenn Fleishman is not buying it. Responding to Steve Jobs' assertion that the iPhone is the 'best iPod ever', Glenn says, "But it's not an iPod. It's a $500 or $600 communicator that requires a two-year calling commitment. Monthly charges haven't been announced, but judging by comparable offerings from AT&T and other carriers, it should run you at least $50 per month in voice service and $40 per month in data service. That adds more than $2,000 to the iPhone's price tag over two years even before buying music or movies! Consider also that Apple engineers already are hard at work on iPhone 2.0."