Friday July 11th marked the highly anticipated release of the iPhone 3G and the official introduction of the App store on the iphone and on iTunes. If you recall, when the iPhone was first introduced, the 3rd party activation service which required coordination with iTunes and AT&T failed miserably. Well fast-forward a year later to 2008, and the same thing happened again!
While the fly factor of the 3G phone is just ok (slimmer profile, lighter weight, minor UI changes, etc.), one might begin to question Apple’s ability to partner in the telecom space to launch their products.
Were you impacted when you activated your (1G,2G, or 3G) iPhone? Would it cause you to reconsider a future iPhone purchase?
Category: Launches, Web 2.0
Tags: 3G, activiation, AT&T, iPhone, itunes
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Kevin McFall, is a media executive, with deep expertise and knowledge of digital product management and business development. Currently serving as President of Red Clay Digital, a consultancy providing guidance to company’s seeking to leverage online, mobile and other digital platforms for partnerships, customer acquisition and engagement. Prior to his current role, Kevin was co-founder and Vice President of Products & Content for RushmoreDrive.com a division of IAC. Prior to joining IAC, Kevin led digital product & affiliate programs for Zap2it.com TV & Movie guidance service (Tribune Company) as the Director of Products & Partnerships. His career has also positively impacted the American Bar Association, Sara Lee & Digital Equipment Corporations.
Kevin is the immediate past president of the University of Illinois at Urbana’s Black Alumni Network, and is a lifetime member of the Alumni Association. Kevin currently serves on the Urbana Campus Alumni Advisory Board & on the board of the Inner City Computer Stars (icstars.org) Foundation. Kevin is an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity & several other national professional associations including the Minority Media Executives, Black MBAs, & NAMIC.
Kevin earned an MBA from the Sperling School of Business at the University of Phoenix, and a B.S. in Computer Science & Mathematics, from the University of Illinois at Champaign.
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By mega | Mon, Jul 14, 2008 7:21 am