Apple opening to all operators in all markets on iPhone? Fri, 07/25/2008 - 06:00 — Andy Space
Apple may offer the iPhone in all international markets, liberalizing its distribution of the device to include all carriers, a report suggests this morning.
Bloomberg is reporting statements to this effect made by the CEO of Singapore mobile phone carrier, MobileOne. Company boss Neil Montefiore told media: "I think, before the end of the year we will be'' carrying the phones in our stores. It will become available in all markets, with all operators.''
Now, this could simply mean Apple will be offering the device in all international markets by the end of the year through operators it has already reached a deal with, or could signal a newly liberal approach.
If the latter, then it's interesting this news emerges as an earlier report explains Orange will join O2 in offering the iPhone in the UK before the end of the year. Could these two matters be connected?
Singapore Telecommunications in May it won rights to distribute iPhone in Singapore, though a release date hasn't yet been confirmed. StarHub Ltd., also expects to offer the device this year.
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That would mean even Larry could have an iPhone on Alltel.
No wait Alltel is now Verizon and Jobs will never let the iPhone be on Verizon's network as long as he lives. Yeah I know the CEO of Verison wants him dead.
On Jul 25, 11:32 am, 4phun <vic.hea...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Apple opening to all operators in all markets on iPhone?
What beats me is why the Apple Stores have signs that say "no iPhones today" when I bought a gym iPod for my wife today and saw they had a cupboard full of phones.
On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:49:13 -0700 (PDT), zwsdot...@gmail.com wrote: >On Jul 25, 11:32 am, 4phun <vic.hea...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Apple opening to all operators in all markets on iPhone?
>What beats me is why the Apple Stores have signs that say "no iPhones >today" when I bought a gym iPod for my wife today and saw they had a >cupboard full of phones.
On Jul 25, 1:50 pm, Ron <roncliff...@peoplepc.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:49:13 -0700 (PDT), zwsdot...@gmail.com wrote: > >On Jul 25, 11:32 am, 4phun <vic.hea...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Apple opening to all operators in all markets on iPhone?
> >What beats me is why the Apple Stores have signs that say "no iPhones > >today" when I bought a gym iPod for my wife today and saw they had a > >cupboard full of phones.
> Not just Empty Boxes for Display?
Some one bid $600 on am empty iPhone box on Ebay.
The ones you saw were probably already sold. Many businesses are buying 500 to several thousand at a time for key employees. It is a cheap way to keep them happy in tough times.
On Jul 25, 1:50 pm, Ron <roncliff...@peoplepc.com> wrote:
> >What beats me is why the Apple Stores have signs that say "no iPhones > >today" when I bought a gym iPod for my wife today and saw they had a > >cupboard full of phones.
> Not just Empty Boxes for Display?
Doubt it, they were shrinkwrapped boxes in a locked cabinet (not windowed doors, wooden doors) behind the counter. If they were for display, why not display them?
4phun wrote: > Many businesses are buying 500 to several thousand > at a time for key employees. > It is a cheap way to keep them happy in tough times.
Any executive mesmerized by a shiny object deserves a job at the zoo -- in a cage.
> 4phun wrote: > > Many businesses are buying 500 to several thousand > > at a time for key employees. > > It is a cheap way to keep them happy in tough times.
> Any executive mesmerized by a shiny object deserves a job at the zoo -- > in a cage.
Stop making derogatory references to your commander and chief.
> On Jul 25, 1:50 pm, Ron <roncliff...@peoplepc.com> wrote:
> > >What beats me is why the Apple Stores have signs that say "no iPhones > > >today" when I bought a gym iPod for my wife today and saw they had a > > >cupboard full of phones.
> > Not just Empty Boxes for Display?
> Doubt it, they were shrinkwrapped boxes in a locked cabinet (not > windowed doors, wooden doors) behind the counter. If they were for > display, why not display them?
This is a very old retailing trick used to keep prices and demand artificially high by the drooling masses for a period of time.
It's call a "hold back".....
Smart Car USA is doing it now. There are no Smart Cars available from dealers in the USA.
> On Jul 25, 1:50 pm, Ron <roncliff...@peoplepc.com> wrote: >> On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:49:13 -0700 (PDT), zwsdot...@gmail.com wrote: >> >On Jul 25, 11:32 am, 4phun <vic.hea...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Apple opening to all operators in all markets on iPhone?
>> >What beats me is why the Apple Stores have signs that say "no iPhones >> >today" when I bought a gym iPod for my wife today and saw they had a >> >cupboard full of phones.
>> Not just Empty Boxes for Display?
> Some one bid $600 on am empty iPhone box on Ebay.
> The ones you saw were probably already sold. Many businesses are > buying 500 to several thousand at a time for key employees. > It is a cheap way to keep them happy in tough times.
