3G iPhone Confirmed in Italy

By aapl on April 21, 2008 9:24 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (1)
As broken stateside by engadget early this morning, Italian newspaper La Repubblica is reporting that a 3G iPhone is confirmed to be arriving in Italy shortly, and will be supported by Telecom Italia without a revenue sharing deal (unlike here, where Apple receives from AT&T a reported 15% per user per month share of the revenue of all iPhone subscribers). Even more importantly, La Repubblica is further reporting that there will also be no long-term exclusivity, meaning multi-carrier support of the iPhone could be a reality as soon as this summer.
While it is definitely exciting to get even more confirmation regarding the obvious impending release of the 3G iPhone, the most surprising piece of news is the potential lack of exclusivity. Think of it from a pure investor standpoint -- if the iPhone was able to hack away as large a market share from Blackberry as it did in the first year, while requiring all to sign up for AT&T's usually terrible service and reception, imagine what it could do if consumers are given the opportunity to go with the carrier of choice.

I for one am blown away by that prospect. I've had my iPhone since the day it was released, and the single thing I've heard over and over from everyone else is: "I'd get one but I'm stuck in my contract with X". Either that, or "I hate AT&T." To think what would happen if that excuse weren't available....

p.s. Not surprisingly, Apple's stock is up over $2 a share in early trading.

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