No other explanation makes any sense.
Certainly there is no supply problem that could keep Apple from introducing a white iPhone. But what if white is a Verizon exclusive in the USA? That would to a certain extent pull the branding rug out from under AT&T and even put a bit more oomph behind those iPhone users who might choose to jump carriers.
It’s silly, I know, but as Mrs. Cringely always says, “Husbands die every day.”
As promised, here are my technology predictions for 2011. These columns usually begin with a review of my predictions from the previous year because it annoys me that writers make predictions without consequences. If we are going to claim expertise then our feet should be held to the fire. But last January I didn’t write a predictions column, thinking we were past all that (silly me) so there is nothing with which to embarrass myself here. More sobering still, after last year’s holiday firestorm over our naked card Mrs. Cringely won’t let me post this year’s card. We have become so dull.
We also seem to have become verbose, because my first prediction (below) took 1400 words to write. So tell you what: […]
