Going to expos and events are always exciting for the potential new news, but as well as that there’s the possibility that you might bump into someone in the industry who you particularly admire. There’s an old saying that you should never meet your idols since they’ll only ever disappoint you; right now that’s ringing more than a little true for me.

We’ve been speculating just how many iPhones we will be seeing in each store. WR Hambrecht & Co. has done a deal of the legwork and surveyed a number of AT&T stores and found out some interesting details.

They discovered that most stores were expecting to take stock of the iPhone on either June 15 or June 22, which once again proves that retail store employees aren’t the best source for getting your release date info. They also found that most stores are only expecting to have a few in stock at launch. They didn’t say what exactly a “few” meant, but they did say that the most one store was expecting was 40.

A couple of reasons why iPhone could succeed.

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Steve Jobs mentioned yesterday in an interview with Walt Mossberg, that the iPhone may in the future have the ability to run 3rd party applications.

This seems like a smart move by Apple, because if they limit the functionality and compatibility of the iPhone, to run 3rd party applications, it could end up being as user friendly as the Apple TV

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Yes, it’s a linux device, and no, there is no way to lock it. Furthermore, you will likely never be able to purchase it from your local wireless carrier for pennies, along with a two-year commitment. When people are looking for carriers and handset makers to break open that walled garden, what they’re really looking for is for mobile devicesg

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Vincent is pretty excited, he’s covering the main event at D5 where Gates and Jobs take the stage with Walt Mossberg. I think it will be a great thing to watch. Like them or not, they’re two of the biggest players in the tech world right now. Stay tuned, he’ll be feeding us live coverage from the event.

7:21pm Showing old videos…IBM, Microsoft, Apple…nothing too exciting yet.

7:25 “2007 Together Here”

It’s actually Walk, Kara, Steve, and Gates from left to right.

Walt introducing some folks in the audience