iPhone 4 naysayers cite Montana as newly favored excuse

Montana residents still don’t have access to the iPhone due to the fact that AT&T doesn’t have coverage in that State, and if their identity is to be believed, there sure are a lot of Montanans angry at not being able to get their hands on the iPhone 4. Multiple commenters on Beatweek.com have cited the fact that the iPhone isn’t available to Montana residents as the reason they won’t be buying an iPhone 4 when it goes on sale this month, and the nearly one million citizens on Montana certainly have a right to complain. However, the sudden arrival of complainants, all claiming to be from Montana, suggests that the veracity of that claim may be dubious. If so it wouldn’t be the first time that anti-iPhone fanatics have falsely represented themselves in an attempt to create the illusion that the iPhone is somehow falling out of favor; earlier this month we caught a group of Droid fanatics in their own forums plotting to litter Beatweek.com with anonymous comments in which they all agreed to pretend to be former iPhone users who had recently switched to the Droid.

Moral of the story? Don’t believe every comment you read, here or elsewhere – and that goes for those claiming to be former iPhone users as well as, apparently now, those who claim to be from Montana.

CES 2010 preview

And we’re off to the races. Barely a week into 2010, and it’s already time for the first major conference that relates to the iPhone and iPod universe. While CES is a massive event spread over several exhibit halls, and the vast majority of it doesn’t have much to do with said iPhone and iPod universe, iProng will be in Las Vegas with bells on once again this week in order to provide you with first hand coverage of all of the iPhone and iPod related products that make their debut at the event.

This year’s CES will likely offer more in that department than in previous years. While the number of worthwhile products for iPhone or iPod that debuted at CES last year could literally be counted on two or maybe three fingers, that total should easily reach double digits this year thanks to the inclusion of a couple dozen new iPhone/iPod related exhibitors. While rumors of Apple’s participation this year turned out to be unfounded, and claims of unifying the iPhone/iPod exhibitors into a single pavilion have turned out to be overblown (I think half of our iPhone and iPod related appointments are scheduled to take place away from that pavilion, with various vendors choosing to park themselves far away from the pavilion for reasons that only they know), the good news is that the “off the record” sneak peeks we’ve been sent suggest that there will indeed be something to write home about. Our CES 2010 coverage, including our “Best of Show” winners, will be included in the January 12th issue of iProng Magazine – and when the event kicks off on January 7th you can follow along with us for up to the minute updates on iProng.com and on our Twitter feed. While Macworld 2010 in February is likely to produce far more new products for iPhone and iPod users, CES in January should at least tide you over in the mean time.