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iPhone sales going well in UK and Germany

The Apple iPhone has finally gone on sale today in both the UK and Germany and early reports show that sales are brisk in both countries.

T-Mobile has said that more than 10,000 phones had already been sold in Germany, and that there were lines in front of stores waiting for the device.



Since its launch in the US in June, about 1.4 million units have been sold and Apple hopes to ship 10 million phones next year. More European launches are slated for the end of the year and the phone will reach Asia in 2008.

One complaint of European buyers however, must be price. The phone is selling for 399 euros ($587 USD) in Germany and 269 pounds ($566 USD) in the UK. In the US, the phone sells much cheaper at $399 USD.

Are we to expect price cuts in the near future on European iPhones?

Source:
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Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 9 Nov 2007 18:22

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• 7 comments

• Bubba1982

  what about Australia?
  We are always getting shafted when it comes to technology.

  9.11.2007 20:02 #1

• Kerpalguy

  The cheapest tarif available in Germany is 49,00 Euro per month. You're bound to a 2 year contract, so all in all look at 1575 Euro ($2314.00) to have the latest toy for 2 years.
  
  I'll just stick to my no-frills Nokia 6125, thank you very much. :-)

  9.11.2007 21:35 #2

• axemurder

  Thats the only thing i dont like about living here phone service can break your bank if your not careful. but is slowly getting better.

  10.11.2007 05:25 #3

• BcMester

  Quote:One complaint of European buyers however, must be price.That's right, Europe always gets the shit end of the stick when it comes to price, compared to the US. It's the US dollar price but in Euros, all the time. I honestly don't know why the companies think that everyone over here is a fucking millionaire. :-Z

  10.11.2007 12:33 #4

• simpsim1

  Quote:One complaint of European buyers however, must be price
  Yes folks, that's £269 in UK money, plus an 18 month contract at £35 per month. So all in all, that's a whopping £899 (Or about 1800 USD). That's what we're expected to pay for a device that will probably only be cool for the first 12 months of the 18.... and that'll be when we're expected to go for the next big thing.
  
  As good as it looks, NO THANKS.
  

  My opinions come with no warranty whatsoever, but are totally open-source, so you can reverse engineer or decompile them as you see fit. All other rights reserved.

  10.11.2007 14:47 #5

• mododaz

  ipod=ijoke
  
  iphone= iWTF
  
  i feel sorry for the the people who force them selfs to buy this cheap apple shit

  11.11.2007 03:45 #6

• borhan9

  Quote:One complaint of European buyers however, must be price. The phone is selling for 399 euros ($587 USD) in Germany and 269 pounds ($566 USD) in the UK. In the US, the phone sells much cheaper at $399 USD.Well the good thing about Europe is it is a land locked continent and you can travel to places pretty easily i do say just travel to a european country that the phone is cheaper in and have a holiday at the same time.

  30.11.2007 01:16 #7