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Christmas in July: "Everyone Gets an iPhone!"

That is ... everyone who's an Apple employee, reports the ThinkSecret blog. One of the great things about sleek, expensive, highly desirable gadgets is that they make excellent gifts. You might feel selfish buying one for yourself. But, assuming one can actually afford it, who wouldn't want to give one away? That's one way that Apple will get the market to mass distribute the iPhone.

Reminds me of something my former employer did a few years ago. At the end of a fun but unremarkable Christmas party, the owners (I was not yet a partner) brought out several shopping bags stuffed with pretty little boxes. Guess what was in those boxes? It was so exciting that people actually screamed. Very Christmassy, too, as the owners got to play the role of very hip, contemporary Santa Clauses.

In the meantime, I'm making my list, checking it twice ....

Steve Jobs Memo: June 27, 2007

Ryan Block at Engadget didn't "get the memo" (he doesn't work for Apple), but he did get a copy. One might argue that we are all working for Apple.

From: Steve Jobs
Date: June 27, 2007 1:47:55 PM PDT
To: [redacted]
Subject: Town Hall Meeting Tomorrow

Team,

We're launching the most revolutionary and exciting product in Apple's history this Friday. And given Apple's legacy of breakthrough products, that's saying a lot.

I'd like to get together and share my thoughts about this amazing moment for our company. So please join me for a company-wide communications meeting tomorrow, Thursday, at 11:00AM in Town Hall.

This meeting will also be broadcast to other Apple campus locations. Please check [redacted] for details.

See you there,

Steve

100 Million iPods

Yep. And I am on my second.

Google Phone -- Looks Like the iPhone (Sorta)

Not sure whether to believe this one, but it is a wonderful rumor with photographic evidence.

What Will iPhone Sell For?

Odds are that the starting price will be below the $500 that Apple recently announced. According to a recent survey, "among the 26 percent of respondents who said they're likely to buy an iPhone, only 1 percent said they'd pay $500 for it" (quote is from Nancy Gohring's article in InfoWorld). My guess -- $400, for the low-end version, starting in June. I won't be switching, just yet.

I Want One