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BTW, I realized a major problem with the Iphone may be the non- 
replacable battery. Often I find my self using my spare battery

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From: Ole Jacobsen <ole <at> cisco.com>
Date: January 13, 2007 6:51:37 PM EST
To: David Farber <dave <at> farber.net>
Cc: ip <at> v2.listbox.com
Subject: Re: [IP] more on All hail the new iPhone - Pittsburgh  
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Reply-To: Ole Jacobsen <ole <at> cisco.com>

My personal take:

Sadly, most cellphone handsets are "given away" (for some value of
give) in exchange for carrier "loyalty" (read contract) and lockage.

So, that's how you sell phones, in the US and perhaps most of the
world. But there IS another model. Go to Singapore, Bangkok, London,
Amsterdam, and many other cities in the GSM world and you will find
plenty of outlets selling unlocked phones (including of course
online).

And this is where I think Apple could have made a difference: "Upgrade
your phone today!" (assuming you already have service), and bingo, if
your phone is cool enough it will sell and could have been launched
worldwide, just like an iPod or iMac. This would have required support
for 3G (2100Mhz WCDMA, aka UMTS) and perhaps some negotiations with
carriers such as Vodaphone Japan (now Softbank), or DoCoMo which does