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Sorry for yet more Iphone news, but this is interesting - according the Guardian, Vodafone aren't taking the iphone because of Apple's revenue demands, and also because of the way in which Apple want to limit user's access to the network.
The link is here -
http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,,2120400,00.html - free registration is required to read, so here are a few snippets:
Apple is understood to be demanding that its European mobile phone partners hand over a significant proportion of revenues generated by the iPhone and restrict the content that users can access.
The portion of network revenues demanded by Apple is believed to have been behind Vodafone's decision not to sign up as the exclusive partner for the iPhone in the UK. That contract is understood to have been won by O2 although the mobile phone operator stressed that no deal has yet been signed...
..But Apple is not just making money through sales. It is demanding a slice of the revenues the wireless networks make from usage of the device. It is also restricting content that can be accessed.
Presumably they're trying to tie people in to Apple services for stuff like ringtones etc, but it's another good reason for more savvy users to stay clear of it... hard to believe the tarriffs are going to be great value either if Apple are taking a cut.
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Posted: 2007-07-06 15:45:48
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