iPhone 3.0 software proves why competition is good

I don't have any insider info on what will be in tomorrow's iPhone 3.0 preview, and unlike some unnamed Apple prognosticators out there, I don't believe in stating features that we don't know will be in future releases as fact. There are plenty of other sites to do that.

What I do know though, is Apple doesn't take competition lightly, and the Palm Pre has been on their radar from day one. As a result, tomorrow's preview will most likely bring us features that Apple was either reluctant, or outright against releasing for the phone, and we have Palm to thank.

Sure people have been talking about the lack of cut and paste for quite some time, and that would've been addressed at some point. And I would think there would be some MMS solution, even if its only for those receiving messages. The real question focus on wildcards like background processing, running multiple apps, etc. Developers have told me they expect a system for "trusted" apps to run in the background before the end of the year. Is it possible we'll see that tomorrow as Apple stays one step ahead of, or in this case, matches Palm Pre features?

I have no intention of purchasing a Pre. I'm quite happy with my iPhone. But unlike the Zune, which hasn't really pushed the iPod at all, the Pre might be one of those products like Apple's own Newton, that influences people well beyond those who purchase it. So thanks, Palm for showing why competition is good, and for most likely pushing Apple to make a better iPhone 3.0 update than would've been likely without you.