Apple to Kill Carrier-Irking iPhone Plan
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Moritz Dispatch
Nov 19, 2010, 9:50:14 AM11/19/10
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Scott Moritz
11/19/10 - 09:36 AM EST
Bowing to pressure from telcos, Apple plans to abandon its carrier-
agnostic iPhone SIM card strategy.
Apple had hoped to move from its exclusive partnerships with carriers
in every country to a non-exclusive approach using a programmable SIM
card that would allow Apple iPhone buyers to pick any phone service
provider they wanted.
But the move caused a severe backlash from telcos, which threatened to
withhold phone subsidies, leaving Apple with no choice but to kill the
idea for now.
Apple's master plan foiled. Again: http://goo.gl/4kwCC
11/19/10 - 09:36 AM EST
Bowing to pressure from telcos, Apple plans to abandon its carrier-
agnostic iPhone SIM card strategy.
Apple had hoped to move from its exclusive partnerships with carriers
in every country to a non-exclusive approach using a programmable SIM
card that would allow Apple iPhone buyers to pick any phone service
provider they wanted.
But the move caused a severe backlash from telcos, which threatened to
withhold phone subsidies, leaving Apple with no choice but to kill the
idea for now.
Apple's master plan foiled. Again: http://goo.gl/4kwCC
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