<p>In the one day plus that the iPhone has been announced to the world, there is already plenty of opinion to go around. Dan Warne has weighed in with the <a href="http://apcmag.com/4965/top_10_things_to_hate_about_the_iphone">Top 10 things to hate about the Apple iPhone</a> and Tim Gaden of <a href="http://www.hawkwings.net">Hawk Wings</a> fame <a href="http://apcmag.com/4963/ten_things_to_love_about_the_new_iphone">has written the opposite Top 10</a>, and that’s just from APC Mag. Needless to say, the iPhone is sparking a huge amount of response from the blogosphere.</p>
<h4>iPhone and Me</h4>
<p>I’m not terribly keen on jumping into the fray of opinions about the feature set and capabilities of the <a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone">iPhone</a>. The reason why is simple: It’s still six months from actual launch. Apple still has time to monitor response from consumers and make necessary changes before submitting the device for <acronym title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC</acronym> approval.</p>
<p>The review process is roughly 60-100 days<sup><a href="#fn1">1</a></sup> through the <acronym title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC</acronym>. So, in order to ensure <acronym title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC</acronym> approval by June (availability in June could technically include June 30) Apple would need to submit the device to the <acronym title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC</acronym> before April 1. So, that’s it, right? They have eight to ten weeks to <del>wait for their rebate</del> make product revisions.</p>
<p>Well, not entirely. <a href="http://www.ce-mag.com/archive/01/09/case.html">Case and Graff</a> make mention of another approval channel that I had not heard of before beginning this article: <acronym title="Telecommunication Certified Body">TCB</acronym>. Essentially, a <acronym title="Telecommunication Certified Body">TCB</acronym> is a “qualified third party” to which the <acronym title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC</acronym> delegates some of its duties<sup><a href="#fn2">2</a></sup>.</p>
<h4>The <a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone">iPhone</a> Upshot</h4>
<p>The <acronym title="Telecommunication Certified Body">TCB</acronym> route could shorten the time for approval to as little as three days<sup><a href="#fn3">3</a></sup>. So, it is possible that Apple could make adjustments to the <a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone">iPhone</a> until June 1 if they are cautious and do not want to pay for expedited service. That’s four full months of time for adjustments to a device that in its current form is five years ahead of everything else on the market<sup><a href="#fn4">4</a></sup>.</p>
<h4>Conclusion</h4>
<p>All of this isn’t to say that I won’t be somewhat disappointed with an <a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone">iPhone</a> that doesn’t have a user-removable battery or a higher resolution camera than 2 MP(Megapixels) like Warne is now. I’m just not going to get my knickers in a twist before I have to.</p>
<p id="fn1"><sup>1</sup> <a href="http://citebite.com/g6y9l4x0kqdp">http://citebite.com/g6y9l4×0kqdp</a></p>
<p id="fn2"><sup>2</sup> I will not rehearse Case and Graff’s discussion here, but see their excellent article for more detail.</p>
<p id="fn3"><sup>3</sup> <a href="http://citebite.com/l6x9v4s3hvdf">http://citebite.com/l6×9v4s3hvdf</a> Nevermind the stat about less than 40% requiring no additional documentation. This is Apple, Inc. we’re talking about, right? With the CEO as obsessed with perfection as anyone on the planet? Right. Move along.</p>
<p id="fn4"><sup>4</sup> <a href="http://citebite.com/d6w9h4a6yjja">http://citebite.com/d6w9h4a6yjja</a></p>
