iPhone competition gets crazy in France
According to Dow Jones, French site phoneandphone.com has been selling iPhones since Monday in France, stealing French telecom provider Orange's exclusive launch scheduled for Thursday. To add insult to injury, they're selling their black market iPhones for €299 instead of the standard €399. There's no indication of the source of phoneandphone.com's iPhones in the article, but you can bet they aren't a certified Apple supplier.
Of more interest to Apple watchers world-wide, though, is the fact that Orange expects to sell 100,000 iPhones before the end of 2007. Given reports of slow sales in the UK, that sounds optimistic, but then again, the French are perhaps the ideal customers for the iPhone's elegant design. My bet: they'll sell those easily in Paris.
Of more interest to Apple watchers world-wide, though, is the fact that Orange expects to sell 100,000 iPhones before the end of 2007. Given reports of slow sales in the UK, that sounds optimistic, but then again, the French are perhaps the ideal customers for the iPhone's elegant design. My bet: they'll sell those easily in Paris.
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