Sunday, October 02, 2005
Apple will build cell phone?
Motorola CEO Ed Zander claims that Apple will build its own cell phone.
After his presentation Thursday at Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, CNET News.com asked Zander whether there's a rift between the companies. In particular, is he happy with the partnership that produced the Rokr? And did Apple upstage the Rokr by introducing the Nano at the same press conference?
Zander said his comments about the Nano were "taken completely out of context. We have a great relationship with Apple. I've known Steve Jobs for 15 years. Sure, there is some tension there. We have the Rokr, and they have the Nano. They are a competitor as well as a partner."
He also added fuel to persistent speculation about Apple's interest in producing its own phone. "And we know that they are going to build a smart phone--it's only a matter of time."
Zander said his comments about the Nano were "taken completely out of context. We have a great relationship with Apple. I've known Steve Jobs for 15 years. Sure, there is some tension there. We have the Rokr, and they have the Nano. They are a competitor as well as a partner."
He also added fuel to persistent speculation about Apple's interest in producing its own phone. "And we know that they are going to build a smart phone--it's only a matter of time."
Read more at CNET news
