Apple Projects 25 Million iPhones in 2007

It's in the ThinkSecret report.

What did they say?

...25 Million phones in a single year? Sounds to me like Apple might be a bit over-confident
...I'm not sure how Apple is going to be so secretive of this. I can imagine a few things involving the phone.
1. Apple introduces an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) service, with either prepaid or direct bill service, possibly offering up some sort of content (e.g. iTunes downloads, etc.)
2. Apple sells an "unlocked only" phone to be used with any network running on GSM. Phone is sold within Apple stores AND on network providers' sites and stores. Phone will be featured throughout Cingular and T-Mobile in the US and all over the place in EU.The only thing I'm wondering about, again, is their level of secrecy.
EVERY cell phone has to pass FCC inspection if it is to be released in the US. That means a picture/info will go up on the FCC website. I say good luck to Apple on hoping that it slips past the guys at Engadget Mobile if they do plan on releasing a phone.
One can hope that Apple doesn't follow suit and load the damned thing down (if they do release one) with hideous features like mini-mini camera, silly MP3 playback (how could they with the iPod?) or a slew of other "I don't need that" features. Knowing Apple, they'll turn something that we go "DUH!" to into some cleverly named service or function, reinventing how we think of using phones.

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