iPhones Not on House "Must-Have" List

Reports of the iPhone’s imminent arrival in Washington appear to have been greatly exaggerated.

Jordan Golson of the Industry Standard has debunked a report last week by TheHill.com suggesting that the U.S. House of Representatives was seriously considering switching its mobile computer of choice from the BlackBerry to the iPhone based on strong demand. Golson followed up with Jeff Ventura, director of communications for the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, and Ventura said that the CAO is merely testing a small number of iPhones to see how they might fit into the organization.

That’s not exactly how the story unfolded last week, as dozens of news sources–including yours truly, unfortunately–ran with TheHill.com’s report that the iPhone was under serious consideration by the House. As often happens in these situations, the report quickly turned into a game of blogger telephone–with further amplification as it was passed around the Internet until much of the Apple community believed that Congress was set to become an iPhone shop at the start of the next congressional term in January.

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