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If the device isn’t going to be subsidized through carriers anyway why not sell it direct? If Apple doesn’t like dealing with the orifices that are telcos why not strike a deal with Carphone Warehouse, for example? The only answer is that it really wants that extra and on-going revenue from the telco service that it is getting through AT&T, and thinks that is worth selling fewer devices… Meanwhile, Fortune argues that the launch of the iPod touch could sap sales of the iPhone, although that would account for people seeking a cool gadget rather than people seeking a converged device. The article goes on to argue that it’s the WiFi capabilities in the iPod touch (and some other handsets) which pose the big problem to telcos...the old argument that WiFi plus VoIP equals death of mobile networks. Of course, WiFi would have to become a lot more ubiquitous and a lot more easy to use before that scenario plays out.
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