Apple Clearing Out Germany iPhones, Possible 3G iPhone Changes, And Unlocking Soon?
Word is going around that Apple may have already placed orders for 3G iPhones to be made. According to Times Online, Apple has placed orders for 200,000 3G iPhones to be completed by May and 500,000 per week in June, totaling in 2 million. Far less likely are their claims that the 3G iPhone will be drastically different than the current one, and that a plan for an unlock is quickly approaching.
Among the possible changes they list are a flip version with a larger screen and a sliding model with a full physical QWERTY keypad. "I think ultimately you going to see multiple versions," one Asia-based analyst, said. "One for customers who want it principally as a music and video device, which will be similar to the existing model, one for people who want to communicate - with the keyboard, and one for people who want it as a substitute for their laptop - that will let them browse the internet on a larger screen."
They also say that Apple's exclusive network policy with AT&T and unlock the iPhone in as little as a year. Said Morgan Stanley analyst Kathryn Huberty:
"Steve Jobs's (Apple's chief executive) end game is not to limit distribution and maximise carrier payments. It's to bring the best mobile platform to the market and then sell as many units as possible. There's lots of ways Apple can drive revenue from the iPhone that aren't part of the current model."
[via Times Online]
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iPhone cannot change his aspect
I'm afraid that Apple can choose lower quality materials like poor plastic on display instead glass and lucid metal like iPod touch that you can scratch with your finger! And this choice to reduce the cost. I prefer more expensive iphone with high quality like actual iphone!
some peoples think that Apple will introduce a true keyboard: this a bad thing because multitouch screen and its virtual keyboard is a unique distintive feature of iPhone .
excuse me for bad english