Goodbye rollover minutes, hello iChat, Skype and friends. AT&T has announced they will allow iPhone users to make VoIP telephony calls for the 3G network. AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega:
iPhone is an innovative device that dramatically changed the game in wireless when it was introduced just two years ago. Today’s decision was made after evaluating our customers’ expectations and use of the device compared to dozens of others we offer.
As a reminder, former Palm CEO Ed Colligan on the advent of Apple’s iPhone (from November 2006):
We’ve learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone. PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They’re not going to just walk in.
The bad news? Don’t expect to see Google Voice in the iPhone App Store.