Comments on: Apple and Orange are officially a pair http://blog.telecoms.com/2007/10/17/apple-and-orange-are-officially-a-pair/ Telecoms industry news and opinion Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:11:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.12-alpha by: Steph Pittet http://blog.telecoms.com/2007/10/17/apple-and-orange-are-officially-a-pair/#comment-73 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:30:47 +0000 http://blog.telecoms.com/2007/10/17/apple-and-orange-are-officially-a-pair/#comment-73 The French law does not allow for a product (any kind of consumer product, not telecom-specific) to be sold ties up to another, if it's not also sold on its own. In this very example, the first product is the iPhone, sold together with the second product, the Orange contract. To meet the law's requirement, Orange also has to sell the Iphone alone, free of its tie to an Orange contract, meaning that users could then put a SFR or Bouygues telecom SIM in it, and Aplle wouldn't gain any money from these devices usage, as they don't have a revenue-share deal with SFR, nor Bouygues. The French press is asuming that the price of an iPhone alone will be €999(!!!), i.e. enough to keep people away from buying it without the Orange contract. Regards Steph Pittet The French law does not allow for a product (any kind of consumer product, not telecom-specific) to be sold ties up to another, if it’s not also sold on its own. In this very example, the first product is the iPhone, sold together with the second product, the Orange contract. To meet the law’s requirement, Orange also has to sell the Iphone alone, free of its tie to an Orange contract, meaning that users could then put a SFR or Bouygues telecom SIM in it, and Aplle wouldn’t gain any money from these devices usage, as they don’t have a revenue-share deal with SFR, nor Bouygues.
The French press is asuming that the price of an iPhone alone will be €999(!!!), i.e. enough to keep people away from buying it without the Orange contract.

Regards
Steph Pittet

]]> by: James Middleton http://blog.telecoms.com/2007/10/17/apple-and-orange-are-officially-a-pair/#comment-65 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:47:34 +0000 http://blog.telecoms.com/2007/10/17/apple-and-orange-are-officially-a-pair/#comment-65 It is indeed true that French law means Apple will have to make an unlocked version of the device available. And that means it can be used on another carrier network. Expect it to be expensive and minus some services though. It is indeed true that French law means Apple will have to make an unlocked version of the device available. And that means it can be used on another carrier network.
Expect it to be expensive and minus some services though.

]]> by: CIO http://blog.telecoms.com/2007/10/17/apple-and-orange-are-officially-a-pair/#comment-64 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:03:32 +0000 http://blog.telecoms.com/2007/10/17/apple-and-orange-are-officially-a-pair/#comment-64 Is it true that the french low prohibits device lock? i.e will we see the iphone available to use with other SIM cards, hence operators in France? Is it true that the french low prohibits device lock? i.e will we see the iphone available to use with other SIM cards, hence operators in France?

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