CrankyBastard wrote:The iPhone 3G will be launched in Japan on July 11th.
Should I be jerking off to this news?
[quote]I wonder whether it will be priced according to Apple's worldwide fixed price $199 (8GB model)?
Apple Japan online page only says, "iPhone 3Gは]
If this was true, no wonder Docomo didn't sign the contract with Apple. All of their latest 906i phones are in the 50,000 yen range. All of the Japanese keitai manufacturers (NEC, Panasonic, Sharp, Fujitsu) will be all against competing with a 20,000 yen i-Phone.
I am very certain that Apple would have much rather chosen to sign contract with the biggest carrier in Japan with more potential users. On the contrary, Apple might have chosen Softginko instead as a guinea pig to experiment, on a smaller scale, how the Japan market reacts to the i-phone craze.
I don't know.. I am not trying to start a conspiracy theory or anything.