IMHO, the apple iPhone is a very american phone right from the design to the contract. Most Europeans and Africans use phones for their basic functions and they like phones with buttons (i have actuallyread this somewhere).
Asians, on the other hand like wide+touch screen phones and have been using them for some time now for calls, tv, internet, mail, etc, etc But Asians buy their own stuff; sony, etc (hear about Xbox360 vs ps3 in japan) It could sell big in the US but not outside. I guess I'll just keep my eyes open but I have to admit apple's interaction design is unbeatable. On 1/9/07, Mark Tinka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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. _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
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