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Can Apple buck the trend?
business.blogs.cnn.com — So I was struck when I read that Steve Jobs is busy expanding Apple ’s empire. Tuesday, Apple announced a deal with Vodafone to distribute the iPhone in 10 countries. I
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The iPhone is cool but AT&T isn't. I got my son the Voyager from Verison. He said the learning curve was a bit steep but it's an awesome phone.
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Something odd is going on: There appears to be a huge shift in the manner by which Apple is demanding revenue sharing for the iphone. Carriers that are willing to pay for exclusivity get it, but, like it Italy, Apple appears to be willing to let multiple carriers sell the iphone.
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Who cares about APPLE? They are a bunch of millionares and I can't afford gas or food. I want to read about people like me, Not millionares.
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Wasn't it Vodafone that announced the deal? Burried as innacurate.
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I would like to get an iPhone as well, but have found ATT to be lacking in service compared to my local carrier. Maybe if ATT gets better (HA) or their exclusive contract ends.
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I had an iPhone for a very short time. But my credit isn't golden so I went the go-phone route and it was a fortune so I returned the iPhone and went back to Sprint. I'd love to see a Sprint version of the iPhone I but don't think it will ever happen. But there are a lot of people in the US on Sprint and Verizon so I think Apple is really shooting themselves in the foot by not offering a CDMA version.
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I wish we had Vodafone! ***** AT&T!
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"What is stunning about that number is that Apple does not market to corporations. This is purely a word of mouth phenomenon."
Really? Xserve, Mac Pro, Xsan, Final Cut Studio, Mac OS X Server, these are all consumer products? -
Let's all watch Nokia's stock price take a dive now :)
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When DOESN'T Apple buck the trend?
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Apple released the IPOD and OSX during the last turn.
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I'm still not 100% happy with AT&T, but they are making some serious improvements:
1) Expanding 3G coverage (finally) and with the new (rumored/speculated) iPhone 2
2) Now includes free access to their WiFi hotspots
3) Their hotspots now include Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, and a bunch of hotels
4) I've seen them fixing dead zones...several in the past year
5) Purchase of spectrum they'll be using for 4G (a ways off, but still)
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Although they have some server products, Apple does not market to corporations. There was a great Business Week article about this a few weeks ago. Apple is focused on the consumer market. They don't have account reps that specifically handle corporations. They don't have business-specific models like Dell and HP offer. They don't have on-site repair technicians that is important for many businesses. And the list goes on.
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The comments at the end of that article were remarkably ... well, how do I say it nicely ... stupid. Ignorant. Ill-informed. Cringe-worthy. But worded in such a way as to imply the comment writers thought they knew what they were talking about. Scary. These people vote.
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Good lord, why is everyone on Digg always fapping to apple?
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