Apple:iPhone may be too advanced, in some aspects, for its own good

So, why didn't Apple delay or even cancel the first-generation iPhone, like so many other smartphone manufacturers do with their über-phones all the time?

As everyone that has used a smartphone knows, a standard smartphone is a complex device, which may or may not work properly on a given day. For an advanced smartphone like the iPhone, the list of possible hardware and software conflicts are probably endless at this point of time. So likely, Apple decided to take a few shortcuts such as not allowing for third-party software, to get the iPhone out in the real world before it was already outdated in terms of handset specifications.

The worst thing for iPhone fans regarding the iPhone being EDGE-only, however, may not be the slow transfer speeds. In worst case, it could mean that it'll take longer before the second-gen iPhone hits the streets. Unless Apple has done like Symbian - created an operating system that is meant to handle the ever-changing mobile hardware environment - it could take Apple quite some time to prepare an iPhone with 3G or HSDPA support. Even for Symbian smartphones, it didn't happen just over the course of a few months to move from EDGE to 3G, and then eventually to HSDPA.
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