Apple sneaks draft 802.11n card into MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo

So if the N spec changes between now and 2008, are the MacBook's wireless cards upgradable?

Check this article out...AirFi anybody?

http://macnewsonline.com/wp/2006/10/23/apples-wireless-future/

So just to confirm...this card will not be able to take advantage of it's "N" capabillities until Apple sends a firmware upgrade, correct? Or if I buy a RangeBooster N 650 Router (DIR-635) now, it will only get "G" specs, right?

Let me just say i'll be pee-issed if the iTV requires N support. They announced the iTV well-before I bought my core duo mbp and I would have waited however long necessary without question if I had known.

I'm really hoping that they update the Airport routers soon with technology like this.

@P Diddy,
802.11n isn't officially ratified. If Apple advertises right now they provide "n" compatibility, and something changes down the road (that incredibly long road in this case), they would be on the hook for fixing it. This way, they can say "we only guaranteed "g" compatibility. Of course, given how slow the ratification process has been going, they may just bite the bullet and advertise "n" as well at some point-but right now they aren't in a hurry (they don't have an "n" compatible apple branded router anyways yet, so..)

I'm just a bit concerned now about iTV-if it requires "n", the new iMacs and new MBPs will be compatible right out of the box, (and I assume the next-gen MacBook will have the "n" card as well) but what about the rest of us? Will Apple also ship USB 2.0 "n" adapters at launch? Or try to get us to upgrade our whole machines?

This makes sense with the iTV device around the corner. Even if the ratified "N" specs differ from the cards in the new iMacs and MacBooks, Apple can support these cards with the iTV. Which would increase the marketbase for the device to include anyone who bought one of these products, instead of just computers with the finished N spec.

im slightly confused. the specs listed on apple's website regarding the wireless card lists the devices as 802.11g... why wouldn't they list the actual devices???