Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Steve Jobs wanted to 'replace' carriers using Wi-Fi spectrum

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Apple might have launched the iPhone without the help of carriers if Steve Jobs & Co. had found a wireless workaround.

IDG today reported that Jobs apparently spent the better part of two years leading up to the release of the company's first iPhone trying to figure out how to turn Wi-Fi spectrum into a network that users could make phone calls on, as opposed to relying on carriers to get the job done.

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