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Spat with Rogers leaves Canadian Apple stores without iPhones
Written By Tyme on Jul. 8, 2008.
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Apple, disgusted with Rogers Wireless for dumping egregious service plans on would-be iPhone 3G buyers, has decided that its Canadian retail stores will have no part in helping the carrier market the new handset to customers.
From the article:
As a result, Canadian Apple Retail stores won't be selling the new 3G touchscreen phones come Friday, representatives for the Cupertino-based company said during a private conference call on Monday evening. Instead, it will be up to Rogers and its partner Fido to lock subscribers into steep 3-year contracts that require a minimum monthly payment of $60 for just 150 minutes, 75 text messages, and 400MB of data.
That's wrong, just plain wrong. It's a shame that Apple doesn't have any control over the plans. Not saying they should have direct say in pricing but something like "must remain competitive" so there aren't runaway plans like this one. 3 years - that's laughable.
RightOn
Written Jul. 8, 2008 / Report /
Well that's just retarded... but obviously Apple has some control by slashing the line from the Retailer.
Tyme
Written Jul. 8, 2008 / Report /
I just read an article that said most people don't use text messaging but only 400MB of data when ours is unlimited? 150 minutes? That's not a lot of talk time. I wonder what 400 minutes costs. :(
RightOn
Written Jul. 8, 2008 / Report /
yeah I could live with 75 text messages but 150 min... yeah that's like ONE phone call for me, not to mention I'd burn through 400MB in about 10 seconds. I'm ALWAYS surfing on my iPod Touch.
Oli
Written Jul. 8, 2008 / Report /
On a purely economic level, talking basic supply-and-demand theory, by cutting the supply like they're rumoured to have done, Apple have increased demand. You might see it as a sanction but it could also be something to motivate the people who were thinking about putting a purchase off into queuing. Moving on..
I'm assuming that Apple and all their providers around the world went back to the negotiating table for the 3G iPhone.
If that's the case, Apple have known about Rogers' evil plans since day one. Under their deal, I bet you a ton of that cash goes in Apple's direction.
Now it's the eleventh hour and Apple have only just discovered how much Rogers are charging? Bullshit. Apple have just found out how pissed off the internet is. Who said petitions didn't work?
Ozone42
Written Jul. 8, 2008 / Report /
That's a lot of assumption, and no fact.
Oli
Written Jul. 8, 2008 / Report /
Given that we're talking about a story slathered in words like "allegedly", "claims" and "rumors". There's very little fact around the story or its backing stories.
But no, I don't sit in on a lot of Apple-Rogers meetings these days -- it's hard to find the time -- but I'm really not venturing too far from common sense, am I?
There are only a couple of points there. I'll attempt to call bullshit on myself:
I could be wrong - but I doubt I am. This "news" seems just a little too close to the rest of the internet's outrage on the subject to not be a PR back-covering exercise by Apple.