The Discounted Apple bites back!
Let us start with the good news first; the Apple 3G is getting unleashed onto the world markets as this post is getting written. Aside from that, the price for the new sets seems to have gone into a sort of a freefall, with the rumor mill going into overtime with suggestions of a $100 drop all the way to the new phones being offered as freebies to all and sundry.
Now that is some good news, isn’t it? Here is the bad news, again this is based on the grist from the rumor mill but the chances of this being true are actually quite good. To start off with, Apple is tying up with a mobile provider in each and every country. Basically, as a mobile user, you will find your phone locked up should you try to change mobile service provider. In addition, certain features of the new Apple 3G can be accessed only if a certain mobile plan is subscribed to. Economically, this does make sense especially with a certain price drop being hinted in the news. With a price drop, Apple naturally would like to make up for that lost revenue by forcing us, mobile users to opt for a higher service plan, just so that they can fill the kitty. Personally, I think that the latest bites from Apple corp are a bit unfair, since they are not providing us access to all the features of the new 3G and what is more, they are actually forcing us to subscribe to a certain mobile plan. I hope that the rumors are just rumors and that there is not an iota of truth in them.
But with Apple, it is often the rumors that have more relevance than the truth themselves. Either way, I am looking forward to this launch and hope that the Apple bite is not deep!
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