News Story iPhone monopoly lost in UK

Courtesy DaniWeb IT Discussion Community (Featured Entries)  Mon, 09/28/2009 - 06:29

The iPhone's going to be sold by Orange in the UK as well as 02 .

I confess I was surprised at the announcement since I'd assumed 02 taking on the Palm Pre was as good as a statement that they no longer expected a monopoly on any other smartphone.

What's really interesting about this, though, is that it commoditises the iPhone in a way that wouldn't have been imaginable only a couple of years ago....


 

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