3G iPhone - maybe yes but I didn't say so

This week we reported on the strong rumors surruounding the launch of a 3G version of the iPhone.
Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walt Mossberg was quoted by several sources stating that an iPhone capable of connecting to faster, "3G" mobile networks is coming "in 60 days."
Just yesterday, I found a retraction from Mr. Mossberg in the Thursday edition of FierceWireless newsletter.
The whole incident is hysterically funny with bloggers like Peter Kafka from the Silicon Alley Insider using the following headline: Mossberg: I Have No Idea When 3G iPhone Is Coming, And I Don't Care. However, Mossberg's crappy attitude and immediate disclaimer say more about the whole situation than his actual statements. Reading between the lines and knowing how Apple reacts when they believe their trade secrets are leaked, it coudn't surpise me that Mr. Mossberg had received a cease and desist or something to that effect from Apple's lawyers.
We still believe the 3G iPhone will arrive mid year, just in time for the launch in Latin America. Even if Mossberg doesn't care.
Thank you Mr. Mossberg!

Below the note from FierceWireless (link here):

WSJ's Mossberg rescinds 3G iPhone prediction
Yesterday we reported on Wall Street Journal technology columnist Wall
Mossberg's prediction that the 3G iPhone would launch within 60 days. Today,
Mossberg took back the prediction and convinced Silicon Valley Insider by
asking: "If I knew when this date was, why would I announce it in the middle of
a sentence at the Finnish embassy, rather than report it in the Wall Street
Journal?" Mossberg rhetorically asked the publication. He said he has no
idea when Apple is releasing the iPhone and that the 60 day prediction was a
"ballpark estimate " based on everything AT&T and Apple have already hinted
at publicly.

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