Yesterday, in an interview with ExtremeTech, Apple’s President of Marketing, Greg Joswiak refuted early assertions that GPS-based driving directions on the iPhone 3G are impossible because of the GPS transponders’ size and left the door to copy/paste functionality open.

Joswiak stated that “Apple has a priority list of features, and they got as far as they could down that list with this model”—essentially suggesting that Apple doesn’t have anything against cut and paste; they just judged other things to be more important. Apple’s willingness to entertain the idea of cut and paste functionality for the iPhone is obviously good news for those of us interested in using the device as a tool for teaching and learning.

Responding to questions about GPS driving directions, Joswiak asserted that the iPhone’s GPS is “just like the GPS in other phones, many of which do provide driving directions,” but there are some “complicated issues” preventing driving directions at present “It will evolve. I think our developers will amaze us.”

For more, be sure to check out ExtremeTech’s full article.