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 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. > > One of the interesting things (for me anyway) about the iPhone is about > how it completely re-writes the rules of voicemail. So much so that it > needs the phone operator to change their systems in order to cope.
I guess you've never used a "3" phone then? Unlocking in this case, would mean denying yourself part of the way the > iPhone works. > > > (I had a quick play on an iPhone - not a proper play. But the voicemail > basically becomes like an email client interface. A big list of who > called and then you select the right one to hear their message. So much > more sensible) > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv
