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[iPhone] Apple abandons exclusive Carrier Sales Model

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The american news service Informationweek.com and the german news service Golem.de today report, that Apple will abandon their business model to have only one single carrier per country to offer their iPhone. In Italy Vodafone (see our report here) and Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) will offer iPhone contracts. Here are the facts:

  • TIM will offer factory unlocked iPhones, that can be used with other carriers.
  • iPhone price will be more expensive than in other countries
  • TIM will offer a 3G (UMTS) version of the iPhone
  • TIM will exclusively offer the iPhone for 6 months after first release

» Informationweek.com: Apple Reportedly Agrees To Unlocked iPhone In Italy…
» Golem.de: Apple verzichtet auf exklusive iPhone-Vermarktung (german)…

[iPhone] Uncle Mossberg’s “To be or not to 3G”…

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Our beloved Uncle Alzberg, eh Mossheimer… eh Mossberg – also known as the Internet’s Greatest Apple Fanboy (iGAF) says he was just joking about the release of the 3G iPhone during the next 60 days. Boom, we feel this is funny like Hillary Clinton is a sexgoddess…

Nevermind: the quote is floating around the net and maybe baby: we really get the 3G iPhone with release of firmware 2.0. I would not wonder if Mossheimer got an urgent call by fellow Steve J. after his announcement and was pleased to backpedale then. Who knows…

See the original quote here at about 6.30mins: