Posts Tagged ‘Exclusivity’
The end of exclusivity leading to big iPhone sales in Europe
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 23rd, 2009
Go figure, right? You get a relatively hot phone out onto more carriers, and just like that, sales increase. It ain't rocket science, buster. As AT&T grins happily while enjoying a death grip on Apple's cash cow here in the States, things are a lot more wide open for consumers across the pond. In both France and the UK, the iPhone has been given the all-clear to be sold on multiple carriers, and according to research from Bernstein, the "widening of the distribution has boosted Apple's value market share to 32 percent in the latest quarter from 21 percent just three months earlier." The notes also mention that Apple's increase is coming at the expense of RIM, with over 600,000 iPhone handsets being sold during Q3 2009 in France alone. The point to all this madness? Oh, not much -- just to tell Sir Jobs that he can count on quite a bit more dough should he decide to sell this elusive "iPhone" device on Verizon in the US of A.The end of exclusivity leading to big iPhone sales in Europe originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on October 23rd, 2009
Well, it's not much, but AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega doesn't exactly have to go too far out on a limb to attract attention when he's talking about something as big as an end to iPhone exclusivity. His latest, and seemingly most extensive ruminations on the matter came during a conference call with analysts this week, where he reportedly said that AT&T has a "legacy of having a great portfolio...that will continue after the iPhone is no longer exclusive to us," and that he thinks AT&T's ability to drive results "will continue after the iPhone." He did seem to dial things back a bit later in the call, however, switching to langauge like "even if we lose exclusivity" instead of "after the iPhone," and going on to extol the virtues of the iPhone, noting that "others will try to emulate them [Apple], but that device by far is the best in terms of ease of use."Filed under: Cellphones
AT&T Mobility CEO suggests iPhone exclusivity will end... sometime originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsPalm Pre coming to the UK and Ireland October 16, Germany October 13, all O2 exclusives
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on September 24th, 2009
[Thanks, Andrew]
Update: Good news for our Teutonic brethren, as O2 Germany has also let slip news of the Pre hitting Deutschland on October 13, with the device priced at €483 without contract or cheaper with.
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Palm Pre coming to the UK and Ireland October 16, Germany October 13, all O2 exclusives originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsT-Mobile UK sneakily offering iPhone 3G to moneyed customers
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on August 4th, 2009
We've done some digging, and while O2 has exclusivity on the iPhone 3G until September, that does not prevent T-Mobile from essentially functioning as a reseller of unlocked SIM-free units. Further distancing itself from legal action, the carrier is only offering the handsets to upgrading customers (as opposed to newcomers), thus the phones technically come sans a SIM. So, the suits at Magenta Towers must be feeling pretty smug right about now, having danced through a loophole and secured a wildly popular (albeit older generation) phone, all in the name of keeping high-brow customers from jumping ship. While you won't hear any PR from T-Mobile on the matter, we have a full statement from O2 on the subject of losing 3G exclusivity come September. You ready?
We have a multi-year agreement with Apple to sell iPhone in the UK. This relationship continues.Man, those Britons keep it short and sweet, don't they?
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T-Mobile UK sneakily offering iPhone 3G to moneyed customers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsBell has six-month exclusivity on the Pre?
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on July 24th, 2009
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Bell has six-month exclusivity on the Pre? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsAT&T CEO admits iPhone won’t be exclusive forever
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on July 23rd, 2009
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AT&T CEO admits iPhone won't be exclusive forever originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsCongress: Stop Wasting Time Trying for a Verizon iPhone and Actually Help Us Out [Rants]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on July 23rd, 2009
The New York Times' David Pogue has a great story condemning Congress for trying to outlaw exclusivity contracts instead of implementing changes in the cellphone industry that would actually benefit consumers. Down with those outlandish, unfair fees!
Pogue's mainly concerned with the silly fees levied on consumers for certain actions despite said actions not costing carriers hardly any money at all (text messaging, we're looking at you). One that we didn't even realize is the sneaky tactic of keeping users on the line for extra time to hear inane instructions like "When you're done recording your message, you may hang up." If you're out of minutes, your carrier is actually going to charge you to listen to those! That's worthy of a good fist-shake, or better yet, some Congressional intervention. [New York Times]
