[Chris Barylick]

You may have thought it could never happen, but it appears that Apple has been backed into a corner by French law forbidding the selling of a mobile phone and a mobile operator service. According to Engadget, wireless provider Orange will be selling unlocked iPhones as well as locked iPhones come the November 29th release date for the handset in the country.

The standard, locked iPhone will retail for €399 and a final price for the unlocked iPhone has yet to be released. Another part of the contract between Apple and Orange cites that Orange will surrender part of its service revenue for business generated by the iPhone.

So, give and take in everything.

If you have any ideas, feedback or packing tips for a spontaneous French excursion for your unlocked iPhone, let us know over in the comments or forums.

(Full credit to Engadget for the killer image which sums it up perfectly)

we live in the free land of earth. it seems that our laws serve the big corp better than us

[bwilliams18]

now someone in the us is gonna be like thts not fair so there gonna do somethin and were gonna get unlocked ones here 2

Originally Posted by LandShark

we live in the free land of earth. it seems that our laws serve the big corp better than us

yes !! iphone is coming soon, 29th November.
Price with orange 399 €, maybe 999 € (unlocked iphone) according several french forum.
But according to french law, we can ask yours french operators (orange, SFR, Bouygues) to unlock any mobiles after 6 months of contracts...