[IP] re: query for reporters All hail the new iPhone - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Alex French <alexfrench@gmail.com>
Date: January 16, 2007 6:38:55 PM EST
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] query for reporters All hail the new iPhone -  
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

On 13/01/07, David Farber <dave@farber.net> wrote:

> I think the question is more simple.
>
> If you decide you can't start an MVNO for whatever reason you need a
> carrier on your side (even if you do you won't have 100% freedom on
> what phone you develop).  You can't start out in opposition to
> carriers and still get one to sign up.  So you have to pick an
> exclusive provider to start.

Of course, Apple may also decide to allow an un-sim-locking procedure
to "leak", which would allow the phones to be used on any GSM network.
If people started buying and unlocking the phones (which is quite
common with new phones here in Europe) then Apple might choose to
adopt the same "aw shucks" attitude they did with Bootcamp... and sell
standalone phones to those people willing to pay the unsubsidised
price (probably around $800-$900).

Alex


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