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Vodafone released the following a short time ago:
VODAFONE TO OFFER APPLE’S IPHONE IN TEN MARKETS
Vodafone today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten of its markets around the globe. Later this year, Vodafone customers in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey will be able to purchase the iPhone for use on the Vodafone network.
This is completely out of left-field and there's no comment from Apple. We spoke to Apple's PR Manager, Fiona Martin and she confirmed that Apple has no comment with regards to this announcement.
Typically, carriers either officially announce or leak announcements before Apple's announcement in any particular market. One thing's for sure — the iPhone won't get the Vodafone treatment with the red livery, logos and user interface changes that the carrier typically adds to other devices it releases.
AMW still maintains that Apple will not release to a single carrier here unless the iPhone is only supported on a specific network. In other words, if we only get Version 1 of the iPhone, Telstra will release it as it's the only carrier that supports EDGE. If we get the 3G version then it'll be open slather.
Today's Vodafone announcement gets us no closer to knowing the answers to any of these questions.
As I type these words, I am waiting for Apple's Developer Connection web site to ease up sufficiently for me to download the long-awaited Software Developer Kit for the iPhone (and iPod touch, just by the by). In a way, I hate developer-oriented announcements — "here's a really cool thing we're working on, and it's available now, and hoi polloi can have it in about six months". Actually, it's the six months I hate.
Matthew JC. Powell | Mar 7, 2008
This morning Apple released a new version of its iPhone SDK for developers. iPhone SDK beta 2 includes Interface Builder, a component of Apple’s development tools that lets developers create the interface for their applications. That seems to be the only major change in the latest build, according to the SDK’s read me, which continues to list some known issues. Apple says “this second beta is known to be incompatible with installation folders other than the default /Developer.” Given the importance of UI on the Mac, Interface Builder is a pretty critical tool in the development process, and some developers had chosen to hold off on their efforts until the SDK was revised. Apple unveiled the iPhone SDK at a special event earlier this month, allowing developers to begin building applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. Several high-profile companies have already jumped onboard, demoing their applications at the event. Highlighting the demos was AOL with a native AIM client; other applications from Electronic Arts, Salesforce.com, and Apple were also shown.
jim dalrymple and Dan Moren | Mar 28, 2008
We don't normally run rumour stories in AMW, but this one's getting a bit too loud to be dismissed as rumbling. The Apple reseller "grapevine" has been abuzz this morning, with numerous sources now telling AMW that the iPhone will be released at the end of June or the beginning of July. While there has been no official public announcement from Apple yet, it is believed that the company has briefed its resellers on more detailed plans. Among the other tidbits: no network will have exclusivity and any Apple reseller — not just telecommunication resellers or Apple-owned stores -- will be able to sell it.
Matthew JC. Powell | Apr 9, 2008
Following hot on the heels of last week's announcement by Vodafone that it would carry the iPhone in ten countries including Australia and New Zealand, without actually saying when, or what model, or what features, or whether it would be exclusive, or anything, Optus has announced that it, too, will be selling the iPhone in Australia. Like Vodafone, it has refrained from announcing when it will bring the iPhone to Australia, and it has held off saying anything about wether it will be 3G or not. The fact that there have now been two announcem,ents more or less settles the exclusivity question though.
Matthew JC. Powell | May 12, 2008
As I type these words, I am waiting for Apple's Developer Connection web site to ease up sufficiently for me to download the long-awaited Software Developer Kit for the iPhone (and iPod touch, just by the by). In a way, I hate developer-oriented announcements — "here's a really cool thing we're working on, and it's available now, and hoi polloi can have it in about six months". Actually, it's the six months I hate.
