You’ve heard it by now. The new iPhone is $200 and by the way it’ll ride on AT&T’s 3g network. Oh, and even better, it will now have exchange support with the new iPhone 2.0 firmware! Whoa, whoa, whoa. First of all this is a design blog, secondly kor group doesn’t work off of an exchange server, so what gives with the incredibly geeky post that bows at the alter of Apple’s handy work?

I got news for you. The 3 aforementioned characteristics are going to change the face of the internet. It’s about to get much more mobile. Here’s why:

$200?!?!?
That figure stings a little for those of us who decided to drop $500 to be an early adopter. The good news is that this is the price point that changes the game. Not only does that make the iPhone the most affordable smart phone on the market available, it makes a great experience mobile web affordable to just about everybody.

3g is the place to be
The new network is fast. Really fast. When your cellular data network approaches WiFi speeds you can bet that you’ll see even more iPhone users cruising the web.

Exchange Support
Everybody knows someone who works for an über corporation. You can usually spot these folks tapping away on their Blackberry and saying something to the effect of “Yeah, the iPhone is great but Company X gives this one to me for free!” Well, those days are over. Not only will iPhone be an option, it’ll be a much less expensive option. Not to mention being a much better device.

What’s the point?
While others were trying to figure out how to hide Qwerty keyboards in their handsets and letting software go by the wayside, Apple has given the internet the next big mobile platform. I’d be willing to be that there are a lot more clients calling to make sure they’re websites are iPhone compatible or asking for UI design on a iPhone app that they can distribute for free via the iTunes store. Go mobile or go home.