[backstage] O2 wins Apple iPhone deal - at a hefty price

2007-09-17 Thread Ian Forrester
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/17/mobilephones.apple 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? Ian Forrester This e-mail is: [x] private; [] ask first; [] bloggable

RE: [backstage] O2 wins Apple iPhone deal - at a hefty price

2007-09-17 Thread Darren Stephens
? No. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nic Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 3:26 PM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] O2 wins Apple iPhone deal - at a hefty price Ian Forrester [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http

Re: [backstage] O2 wins Apple iPhone deal - at a hefty price

2007-09-17 Thread Brian Butterworth
I was under the impression that the law in the UK (and indeed the EU) forbids phone companies from locking phones to networks for more than a year, and if you are already an O2 customer and get one of these phones you can demand it unlocked after your original 12 months are up. On 17/09/2007, Nic

Re: [backstage] O2 wins Apple iPhone deal - at a hefty price

2007-09-17 Thread Adam Lindsay
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

RE: [backstage] O2 wins Apple iPhone deal - at a hefty price

2007-09-17 Thread Andrew Bowden
(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?

Re: [backstage] O2 wins Apple iPhone deal - at a hefty price

2007-09-17 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 17/09/2007, Andrew Bowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (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

RE: [backstage] O2 wins Apple iPhone deal - at a hefty price

2007-09-17 Thread Andrew Bowden
On 17/09/2007, Andrew Bowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (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

Re: [backstage] O2 wins Apple iPhone deal - at a hefty price

2007-09-17 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 17/09/2007, Andrew Bowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 17/09/2007, Andrew Bowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (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

Re: [backstage] O2 wins Apple iPhone deal - at a hefty price

2007-09-17 Thread Gordon Joly
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