iPod Shuffle? Meet Manhattan Traffic

Apple should have stayed out of the phone business. Once again they have created a great product, only to lose the market to someone else. How could they have been so stupid as to sign an exclusive deal with Cingular's GSM network. OK, GSM is fine in Europe. But, the USA, China and most of Asia are CDMA not GSM. Cingular is a rotten network! I don't know why they havn't been sued for lying about their dropped call record. Check out Dec. 2006 Consumer Reports: Cingular came in a distant 4th in quality. ATT is a loser company also, having basically gone bankrupt and been name salvaged by Quest. Att's own Cellular network bombed and is being technically shut down. Just review the many complaints about abandoned customers. Apple better strike a CDMA deal with Verizon and Fast. Otherwise, the monster CDMA Vendors will go to Microsoft for their own solution. Looks like a major screw up by Stephen Jobs. Too bad, it was a nice product. Next time stay with what you know, or find some very good consultants to guide you along the way. By the way, those telecom consultants don't live in California.