iPhone would have been revolutionary if Apple had insisted on selling it unlocked. That would have completely pulled the rug from under the phone network operators, brought Apple much bigger sales, and opened up the American sim-free market to other phone makers too.
At the moment, most Americans don't seem to realise that their phones have been deliberately crippled by the networks. Apple could have educated them.
A missed chance, Steve Jobs, a missed chance.
"Apple can charge pretty much any price for this phone for the first few months, there will be a steady stream of people for whom price is irrelevant"
That's EXACTLY what people said about the Playstation 3...
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iPhone is the new PS3?
iPhone would have been revolutionary if Apple had insisted on selling it unlocked. That would have completely pulled the rug from under the phone network operators, brought Apple much bigger sales, and opened up the American sim-free market to other phone makers too.
At the moment, most Americans don't seem to realise that their phones have been deliberately crippled by the networks. Apple could have educated them.
A missed chance, Steve Jobs, a missed chance.
"Apple can charge pretty much any price for this phone for the first few months, there will be a steady stream of people for whom price is irrelevant"
That's EXACTLY what people said about the Playstation 3...