

Analysts describe the number of unlocked iPhones as "astounding"







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By ForumMaster on 1/29/2008 9:47:52 AM , Rating: 2
this is definitely the case. i have several friends (I'm from Israel) that have an iphone. all obviously hacked.

also, a there was a big article in the newspapers yesterday about how several CEO's here have iphones, all unlocked. they also explained how to unlock the iphone.

if apple would offer it in other countries, people would buy it. it's an awesome device, just bound to a crappy cellular provider.

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By Griswold on 1/29/2008 10:56:53 AM , Rating: 2
Apples greed will come back and bite them in the ass.

Though, Other "analysts" see over 600k iphones that are unaccounted for (if you add the numbers up that apple and the telcos provide minus the unlocked estimates). The bottom line of some reports is: the number of iphones sitting on the shelves / stuck in the channel could be increasing, same with the unlocked ones while the number of them sold and activated the way apple would want it to, is decreasing (I believe AT&T reported only 900k for Q4 - this includes the holiday season sales though!).

The iphone bubble might burst if apple keeps this bogus way of selling the iphone up.

Especially in europe, the sales figures are less than stellar - a meager 70k (activated ones) in germany since they started selling it last november... if you're generous, add a couple ten thousand unlocked ones, but thats still a joke for such a large market.

They day they get rid of this gag&bag tactics, I'll be buying one - just have to have patience, I guess.

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