02 is reported to be giving Apple a share of revenues earned from the iPhone
to gain exclusive rights to the device for the Christmas market.
Vodaphone, which had been bidding heavily for a deal, apparently baulked at
the terms, according to The Times.
02, now owned by Spain's Telefónica, evidently hopes that the new gadget will
help it retain or gain subscribers in a ferociously competitive market.
Carphone Warehouse is reported to be angling for rights to sell the iPhone
after 02 exclusive deal times out.
However,
hackers are already challenging that exclusivity. One has
already posted a way to crack the iPhone activation code and others are
predicting the phone will be unblocked by the end of the week, allowing it to be
used on other networks.
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