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Orange, Apple's French iPhone partner, announced that it sold 70,000 iPhones during its first month of sales. This is "right in line" with the public target of 50,000-100,000 units sold. [Thomson Financial] (Photo by mukluk)
Last week we noted that the unlocked iPhones being sold in France might not actually be usable outside that country. Orange, the iPhone reseller in France, says non, it is selling fully unlocked iPhones which will work with any SIM card, in any country. Liberté, égalité, we overpay! [The Register]
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iPhones on sale in France, unlocked version cheaper than Germany
German iPhone reseller T-Mobile began selling unlocked iPhones — phones that can be used on almost any network — for €999 ($1,477) because of a court order. Orange, the iPhone reseller in France, was required to sell a "carrier independent" phone from the beginning because of French law. The iPhone went on sale in France today with the unlocked version selling for €749 vs €399 for the standard contract-limited phone. (Photo by mukluk)
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Steve Jobs and his girlfriend have made up
Steve Jobs has kissed and made up with his French girlfriend. Orange is the official iPhone cell provider in France. Why the delay in signing up Orange? The socialist French have an unlocking requirement for cell phones. Six months after you buy a phone, your provider must unlock it for you. A number of observers opined that this may a sticking point for Apple, but we don't see that there's anything they can do about it if they want to operate in France. Likely, the delay was in negotiating Apple's percentage of subscription revenues. No word on what the final price was.(Photo by mukluk)
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Steve Jobs still negotiating with his French girlfriends
Apple may have bent British cell company O2 over a barrel, having reportedly extorted a 40 percent cut of subscription revenue from iPhone customers, but it seems they aren't having as much success with their other European deals as previously thought. France Telecom's Orange was named as the French provider for the iPhone last week, but now the deal may be off. The sticking point is the percentage of subscription dough that Apple will get. Let's hope Steve Jobs hasn't pissed off his other "girlfriends" too badly; he might still need to crawl back to them. (Photo by mukluk)
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