T-Mobile lands the iPhone on Independence Day
By Triston McIntyre
Just when you thought that the iPhone was going to remain on AT&T lockdown, you could be in for a very big surprise: T-Mobile could be the next big carrier to get picked up by the iPhone train, and it just might be announced tomorrow, on the day of (AT&T) independence.
If you’re a resident of Germany, that is. German site the Rheinische Post has it on good authority that T-mobile will announce an exclusivity deal with Apple to sell the iPhone Germany-wide.
Many analysts believe that Vodaphone would win the affections of Apple to retail the iPhone, but that was strictly in relation to Europe as a whole; clearly Apple likes doing things their own way, so a union with T-Mobile seems like a likely possibility.
What could this mean for the US market? Could the iPhone be channeled to the US from Germany for US-based T-mobile users? The iPhone mania continues…
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July 3rd, 2007
I’m a bit confused. Since when did Germany do things “outside the EU”?
And the claims are for Germany because Deutsche Telekom is a German company, who operate in other countries, such as the UK, as T-Mobile. It’s highly likely that Apple want to do a pan-European deal if possible. I’m not sure why they’d start with Germany when other European markets are bigger and potentially more receptive to Apple products, and the iPhone.
Anyway, AT&T lockdown for 5 years in the US has nothing to do with how other territories get the iPhone.
July 3rd, 2007
All that meant was that Germany likes keeping itself aloof in some regards to maintain certain aspects of its culture. I realize US and European markets are different. Thanks for the comment.