Comments on: iPhone – not quite yet http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/06/29/iphone-not-quite-yet/ Random Musings. Imaginary readers. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:17:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Deepti http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/06/29/iphone-not-quite-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-11597 Deepti Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:17:24 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/06/29/iphone-not-quite-yet/#comment-11597 Completely agree with you. Infact I was so keen to get the Iphone for myself but for the fact that it ties up to AT&T. I mean they could have used Verizon or T-mobile, CDMA or GSM is not the point of contention as long as the phone is to be used in USA> But network coverage definately is. And as far as statistics show, AT&T is pretty dismal compared to the rest. So as i assume, Apple will make more money from AT&T than from sales of their product for the 5 years of the contract. Eventually, they will open the phone to both CDMA and GSM technolgies , use the other service providers, and then rake in the money from consumers. Completely agree with you. Infact I was so keen to get the Iphone for myself but for the fact that it ties up to AT&T. I mean they could have used Verizon or T-mobile, CDMA or GSM is not the point of contention as long as the phone is to be used in USA> But network coverage definately is. And as far as statistics show, AT&T is pretty dismal compared to the rest.

So as i assume, Apple will make more money from AT&T than from sales of their product for the 5 years of the contract. Eventually, they will open the phone to both CDMA and GSM technolgies , use the other service providers, and then rake in the money from consumers.

]]> By: August http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/06/29/iphone-not-quite-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-11211 August Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:54:36 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/06/29/iphone-not-quite-yet/#comment-11211 More Info on what Apple is demanding from carriers and the international expansion: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2191928/european-operators-grumble More Info on what Apple is demanding from carriers and the international expansion:
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2191928/european-operators-grumble

]]> By: Krishna http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/06/29/iphone-not-quite-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-11206 Krishna Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:44:01 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/06/29/iphone-not-quite-yet/#comment-11206 Correction-they do have SMS. They've blocked IM. Still, sound like Apple is milking this cow dry... Correction-they do have SMS. They’ve blocked IM. Still, sound like Apple is milking this cow dry…

]]> By: Krishna http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/06/29/iphone-not-quite-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-11203 Krishna Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:00:55 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/06/29/iphone-not-quite-yet/#comment-11203 Or you could wait for the enterprising hacker community to break the ridiculous limitations and buy it on e-bay in 6 months :-). On the other hand, given the lack of even basic SMS capabilities, I really question at whom this phone is targeted. Not likely to succeed in India (or Europe?) with these ridiculous limitations IMHO Or you could wait for the enterprising hacker community to break the ridiculous limitations and buy it on e-bay in 6 months :-) . On the other hand, given the lack of even basic SMS capabilities, I really question at whom this phone is targeted. Not likely to succeed in India (or Europe?) with these ridiculous limitations IMHO

]]> By: Greg Isaacs http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/06/29/iphone-not-quite-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-11195 Greg Isaacs Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:25:36 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2007/06/29/iphone-not-quite-yet/#comment-11195 I imagine Apple's decision to work with AT&T exclusively (for 5 years, I believe) is related to the economics of the deal. Not only is Apple getting a high price per iPhone from AT&T, they are probably getting some nice revenue share from the monthly, data and text messaging fees. If AT&T was willing to share revenue to secure the iPhone, they would need to gain something sizeable in return. It will be interesting to see the results in the upcoming quarters especially if Apple breaks out the recurring revenue in their earnings. I imagine Apple’s decision to work with AT&T exclusively (for 5 years, I believe) is related to the economics of the deal. Not only is Apple getting a high price per iPhone from AT&T, they are probably getting some nice revenue share from the monthly, data and text messaging fees. If AT&T was willing to share revenue to secure the iPhone, they would need to gain something sizeable in return. It will be interesting to see the results in the upcoming quarters especially if Apple breaks out the recurring revenue in their earnings.

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