Apple Inc (AAPL) announced today that the iPhone would be sold in the UK by O2 on November 9, 2007. The Apple iPhone UK webpage allows UK folks to sign-up to get info on the iPhone when it hits Europe. Steve Jobs, Apple CEO said it will offer the 8-gigabyte model for 269 pounds, or $536 -- or $139 more than what Apple charges in the U.S. Read more about Apple's UK iPhone announcement here.
After the announcement, Jobs fielded questions from reporters. Some of them concerned the iPhone being unlocked, Developers making third-party applications without Apple's approval, 3G iPhones and the possibility of Apple dropping the price 2 months after introduction at the UK.
iPhone being unlocked? Jobs said:
"This is constant cat-and-mouse game," he said of the ongoing attempts to untether the handset from its intended carriers. "[P]eople are going to try and break in and it's our job to try and stop them."
iPhone third party apps? Jobs said he is intrigued by a lot of the apps that are coming out and Apple is looking at them closely, especially those that don't require internet access.
3G iPhone? Job says they're waiting for a 3G chipset that won't kill battery life. (This is the same song and dance we've heard before).
via AppleInsider.
The iPod Touch is no where near being Jailbroken still. [via Erica Sadun @ TUAW]
After the announcement, Jobs fielded questions from reporters. Some of them concerned the iPhone being unlocked, Developers making third-party applications without Apple's approval, 3G iPhones and the possibility of Apple dropping the price 2 months after introduction at the UK.
iPhone being unlocked? Jobs said:
"This is constant cat-and-mouse game," he said of the ongoing attempts to untether the handset from its intended carriers. "[P]eople are going to try and break in and it's our job to try and stop them."
iPhone third party apps? Jobs said he is intrigued by a lot of the apps that are coming out and Apple is looking at them closely, especially those that don't require internet access.
3G iPhone? Job says they're waiting for a 3G chipset that won't kill battery life. (This is the same song and dance we've heard before).
via AppleInsider.
The iPod Touch is no where near being Jailbroken still. [via Erica Sadun @ TUAW]
