Apple estimates 250,000 iPhones sold to SIM unlockers

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jiimayy @ Oct 22nd 2007 6:47PM

i thought sales to unlockers would benefit apple since they're selling more phones...wouldn't the profit from the ridiculously priced contract only benefit cingular/att? so why would apple want to crack down on hackers/3rd party developers?

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Duey Cheatham & Howe @ Oct 22nd 2007 7:14PM

To help ensure that AT&T gets their share of revenue generated by the iPhone. The deal is supposed to work both ways. AT&T gets new customers and thus generates revenue by carrying the iPhone and Apple gets a cut of the revenue generated by the iPhone as well as whatever they make off of the handset. If Apple sold unlocked iPhones in the US that would be taking business away from AT&T in a sense as well as the additional money AT&T gives Apple from the service(s) used by the iPhone users.

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hao @ Oct 22nd 2007 7:29PM

Apple gets a cut out of the data fee per month that ATT charges. Unlocked cannot have data so Apple don't get the cut.

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lassi @ Oct 23rd 2007 7:52AM

during the two years of contract, even if just being unoptimistic for apples side, apple probably receives 300-500$ per sub, at least they should if iphone is subbed in the same range like other handsets.

250 000 x 400$=
100 000 000... so..

apple chose the business model of uber-lock-in and monthly payments.

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