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The wait will be over soon:
iPhone 3G is just one month away, actually, less than one month, as Apple is
expected to announce the new model during the WWDC keynote on June 9th, Gizmodo
reports, citing familiar sources with
the company. But it’s not the announcement everyone needs, but the iPhone
itself, which will reportedly become available immediately after the launch,
and not later this year, as it has been speculated.
A few weeks ago, Fortune
speculated that AT&T is going to rebate or subsidy $200 for the customers
willing to sign a two-year contract and that the price for the two-year
commitment will be of $199. In addition to that, the same source reported that
Apple will launch two versions of the 3G iPhone, an 8 GB model for $399 and a
16 GB model for $499.
More Gizmodo rumors: in Spain, the
3G iPhone will arrive on June 18, the day of the grand opening of Telefonica’s
megastore in Madrid; other countries in Europe will have similar launch dates. Of
course, nothing has been officially confirmed, but it all seems pretty close to
what everyone wants: a brand new iPhone, with improved features and immediate
availability.
Apple said it still plans on
selling 10 million iPhones by the end of the year. If we think of it, a late
launch date would be bad for business. Considering that competition gets tough,
with Palm and RIM’s plan to overthrow the iPhone from its top stop, and the
fact that Apple already unveiled partnerships with carriers all over the world,
a 3G model can’t be far.
Apple is currently expanding its
market all over the world, and over the past months, it went on from an
exclusive deal with one carrier to deals with European carriers, who brought
the iPhone in U.K., Germany and France in November 2007, and to Ireland and
Australia in March 2008. Other deals are on the way, as Vodafone, SingTel and
other carriers revealed agreements with Apple to introduce the iPhone to Australia,
Europe, Africa and Asia.
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