Namaste iPhone. Hummara Apple …..

3GWeek had written about this issue not long ago. At that time, its status is just a Rumor, but now it is a news. So take this one carefully. Form the dashboard of Vodafone:

Vodafone today (May 6, 2008) 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.

Cerius Shah from Content Sutra has a good view on the price of the phone. Take a look here:

According to the BS (Business Standard) story, the 8GB was slated to cost Rs 27 - 28k. Assuming custom duties on cellphones is 5%, at the current retail price in the US of Rs 16k (8GB) and Rs 20k (16GB), a very conservative estimate taking into account allied taxes and duties should be around Rs 21k (8GB) and around 25k (16GB), which would be needed to put it on par with the current rates in the greymarket.

Actually, just like what Mr. Shah had said; what matter on iPhone is not on its price but the ability to add third party application, the variety and functionality of which is what makes it great as a platform. Hmm, no doubt about that. However, just to remind Mr Shah (and Steve Jobs perhaps) a litte bit here, I personally still opined that price will be matter too. Especially in Asia where its people definitely care on their budget. So just cut the price for Asian Steve.

Source: Content Sutra and Business Standard

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 Print Posted by Wim Permana on May 7th, 2008