The N&O is reporting that the iPhone may be responsible for brief outages on the wireless network at Duke University. Apparently the iPhone overwhelms wireless access points in it's vicinity in an attempt to acquire a network connection. NC State and UNC have not reported such problems. In fact, based on a quick Google search, no one is registering complaints about iPhone's disabling wireless networks anywhere else. This lends itself to an interesting theory. Microsoft founder Bill Gates' wife, Melinda is a Duke graduate and the Gates family has poured millions of dollars into Duke through their foundation. Now the iPhone, made by chief competitor Apple, is released and when it hits Duke's campus it effectively cripples their wireless network.

Coincidence? Most likely. But very interesting all the same.