usatoday.com - 8/2/2008
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Stephenson, who became AT&T's (T) chairman and CEO a year ago, championed the idea of paying Apple (AAPL) about $300 per device, analysts estimate, to help hold down the retail cost. The subsidy, which replaces another arrangement that gave Apple a portion of iPhone service revenue, will dilute earnings through 2009, AT&T says. On the plus side for consumers, the iPhone is now extremely ...
blog.wired.com - 8/8/2008
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Netshare Nullriver's short-lived iPhone application NetShare, which turns
your iPhone into a wireless modem for your laptop,
might not be returning to the App Store after all. Earlier in the week, Nullriver received a response from Apple saying the ...
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Apple Reviews NetShare; Permanent Ban Likely | Gadget ...
engadget.com - 8/3/2008
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Apple's deal with AT&T obviously got re-done in
order to get the iPhone 3G on the street
for a subsidized $199, but it looks like Steve gave in on a little more than revenue-sharing when he re-upped with Ma Bell: USA Today says that AT&T's US ...
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AT&T iPhone exclusivity extended to 2010?
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Report: Apple and AT&T extend exclusive U.S. iPhone deal until 2010
MacDailyNews —
... a cellphone already has one. To add subscribers, Charles Golvin, a senior wireless analyst at Forrester, says carriers basically have to steal them from each other. That's where the iPhone could come in handy, he says," Cauley reports. "In exchange for its payout, AT got a year extension, into 2010, on its exclusive distribution deal with Apple, people familiar with the matter say. Sources asked to not be named because the terms are confidential," Cauley reports. Full article here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers "MacVicta" and "GizmoDan" for the heads up.] MacDailyNews ...
Apple extends AT&T exclusivity to 2010
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... USA Today has an interview with AT&T head Randall Stephenson in which he discusses the success of the iPhone for the wireless carrier. He notes that in the original deal back on 2005 they were "betting on Jobs" -- and it's now clear that that bet paid off: "It's everything we hoped it would be," according to Stephenson. ...
iPhone Under AT&T's Control Until 2010
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
AT&T iphone USA Today , the graphiest of all the national papers, interviewed AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson about AT&T and its relationship with the iPhone and Apple . It's the usual, Steve Jobs is king of the world, the iPhone changes everything, the iPhone helped dozens of orphans find homes, type of article. Until you get towards the bottom of the piece. According to sources, the AT&T/Apple alliance has been extended for one year and will expire in 2010. So if you've been counting down the days until you can get an iPhone without joining ...
Ask an iPhone, Vol IV: Citizens on Patrol
Mac|Life —
... , aka next year. Originally it was supposed to be this year , if you believe anonymous sources. Of course, that agreement could be renegotiated at any time. And even when it's up, no guarantee Apple will go with Verizon, especially when ...
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