At 15:30 +0100 17/9/07, Adam Lindsay wrote:
Ian Forrester wrote:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/17/mobilephones.apple
(I'm quite curious about the "as much as 40% of any revenues" quote
in the article: everywhere else has reported a consensus of 10%.)
In the light of the amount of "unlocking" or hacking going on.
Don't you think the rest were actually quite lucky to have not got
into this deal with Apple?
Well, I would also consider how mainstream mobile phone unlocking is
today, and how much of a deterrent it is to the mobile operators in
seeking phone exclusives.
eBay.co.uk seems to have iPhone that will on most networks, except "3".
I would then also consider Apple's end-to-end system for delivering
software updates, easily capable of invalidating any unlocks, as
well as Apple's stated commitment to delivering new features for the
iPhones over at least two years (thus making consumers want to
update their phones). I don't know of another mobile phone maker as
interested in managing already-sold devices.
Speaking more anecdotally, I know that O2 is likely to get my wife's
custom with the iPhone, and I'm likely to follow, eventually.
adam
Yes, I can relate to that!
Gordo
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