On Wednesday 10 January 2007 09:15, Paul Bagyenda wrote: > I think Apple has screwed up here, largely because of a very > Ameri- centric view of the mobile industry. > Firstly, 'contract' means you pay $599 for the phone, and then > pay Cingular another $39 (minimum) per month (as per contract), > for the next two years.
This model isn't only used in the U.S., but in the UK and South Africa as well. In fact, Virgin Mobile in .za said they would not give away free phones as part of a service or contract like MTN, Vodacom or Cell C do, but with a low user-base in its first few months of operation, it has had to rethink this approach. But yes, I agree that this model will work in very few markets. In Africa, definitely South Africa will eat this up as they have a working model. For the other countries, well, either Apple will get into a contract with a local suitable service provider (not sure about that), or release models that are not tied to a particular service provider - or better yet, avid users will hack the phone. Mark.
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