Reading Tea Leaves: iPhone + MacBook Air = Sweet Ubiquity

Wager time. Many people are underwhelmed by Apple’s new ultra-thin laptop. The chief complaint (along with the lack of adequate storage) seems to be the lack of a persistent data connection via 3G, WiMax, 4G, etc. After all, if you’re purchasing the ultimate in mobility, you kind of want to be able to access the internet from anywhere.

Here’s my prediction, and you can take this to the bank:

By the end of 2008, Apple will enable a speedier data connection on the iPhone and enable the MacBook Air (and their other portable computers) to utilize that data connection. This will be the ubiquitous data connection all the winers are looking for.

How certain am I? Well, the AT&T CEO is already on record saying that the iPhone will have 3G this year. The MacBook air has no card slot. Bingo, bango, bongo. Quod erot demonstrandum.

+ = ;^)

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