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I find it amusing that your idea of a company being desperate must lie somewhere between Apple announcing the iPhone six months before release and RIM announcin

by halo 16y ago

I find it amusing that your idea of a company being desperate must lie somewhere between Apple announcing the iPhone six months before release and RIM announcing the Playbook nine months before release.

swombat 16y ago
IIRC, Apple had real iPhones already working at that date, they just needed to clear FCC regulations, which took 6 months. Since they were going to submit a public application to the FCC anyway, it made sense to announce the iPhone first.
- algolicious 16y ago
  Nope, Apple had theirs behind glass as well. http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/video-iphone-in-person-behind-glass/ http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/video-iphone-in-person-be...
  - sahaj 16y ago
    they also did an actual demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwhG6LggOQU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwhG6LggOQU
    - swombat 16y ago
      Yep, with a camera over his shoulder showing that this isn't fake.