“Many Israelis need or at least covet an iPhone. Although Apple signed sellign agreements with more than 70 countries including our Arab neighbors, it did not sign one in Israel,” Laura Goldman…
…MacDailyNews Note: Yes, that Laura Goldman…
… writes for her “Nakedisraeli’s Weblog.”
Goldman writes, “Thousands of Israelis have banded together on Facebook to protest to Apple. In my opinion. they are protesting to the wrong corporation. I suspect that the two major cellphone providers in the country, Cellcom and Partner, have refused to make a deal with Apple because they do not want to subsidize the cost of the iPhone.”
Goldman writes, “The problem with living in a county with no competition and many oligopolies is that service and new product introductions suffer.”
Full article here.
In this case, we have to – gulp – agree with Goldman (ouch) that Israelis who are protesting Apple to get iPhone into their country are protesting the wrong company.
And Israel is not the only one, albeit a very glaring one. Among the countries that don’t have an agreement, very many of them have the potential market significantly greater than some of the countries that have announced the agreement (such as Lichtenstein, for example). For the most part, the reason is failure on the part of some local carrier to take the initiative, or to agree on conditions.
At least, there will be unlocked versions elswhere in the world, so we’ll see iPhone in Israel (and other places) regardless of local carriers’ refusal to listen to its customers. Too bad these customers will have to pay a steep price in order to get what they want.
The problem with living in a county with no competition and many oligopolies is that service and new product introductions suffer.”
If that didn’t come from a Jewish person it would smack of anti-semitism.
“The problem with living in a county with no competition and many oligopolies is that service and new product introductions suffer.”
For a moment there I thought she was describing Canada.
“If that didn’t come from a Jewish person it would smack of anti-semitism.”
TRUE
” . . . it would smack of anti-semitism.”
I don’t see that at all. I think you’re reading too much into it.
“For a moment there I thought she was describing Canada.”
After a few years of Barrack Hussein Obama it will refer to the USA.
Maybe Steve’s using it as a bargaining chip to get Israel to stop their apartheid campaign against the Palestinians.
The cellphone companies should be the primary targets for the petitioners, but Apple is a piece of the puzzle. These two companies may not feel that Apple’s requirements are reasonable in terms of their own profitability or long term welfare.
It seems to me that petitioning both the cellphone companies and Apple is worth a shot. But I wouldn’t harbor high expectations of success.
Although Apple signed sellign agreements…”
ok, so she doesn’t have spell check. Sad, it’s only got one posted response on her blog since it was released.
Ron….Ronald?…. Ronald Reagan?? F**king neocon! Pinko-commie!
Traders to our country!
I don’t see that at all. I think you’re reading too much into it.
Ok, she’s a self hating jew then.
Maybe those nice Arab neighbors will figure out a way to get iPhones into iSrael. But there is a wall. If only they had some way to send something over the wall…..
If only they had some way to send something over the wall…..
Scudphones!
“Scudphones!”
You mean like fireworks celebrating it’s arrival?
Interesting.
new in the app store: iphone remote launch app–launch a Patriot missile @ those jihad diickbags directly from your iphone. I’d gladly PAY for that app..
@Rene-LA.
“Traders to our country!”
LA schools!!! That would be ‘traitors’, Rene. You got country correct in one.
this thread is proceeding as expected …
next thing you know, they will liken Steve Jobs to Adolf, just because Apple didn’t sign with any Israeli provider
Funny because people are asking “what do I do with my 1st generation iPhone?”</b> since they’re going to upgrade. I have a friend who was just in Israel who sold his for <i>(the equivalent of) $600-USD.
Maybe I should officially offer to purchase your old ones for $200.
Maybe they’ll stop selling Macs in Israel too! That’ll teach ’em
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Well, Steve’s family history is very similar to Obama’s
only that in Steve’s case his natural father was from an
arab middle eastern country.
they will liken Steve Jobs to Adolf, just because Apple didn’t sign with any Israeli provider
Steve Jobs is half Syrian, that explains it.
The jewish press will have a field day with this, paint SJ as a anti-semite to force him to deal with crooked Israeli phone companies.
Well, Steve’s family history is very similar to Obama’s…
True, except one is helping our country and the other is set to destroy it from within.
Barack Hussein Obama II (pronounced /bəˈrɑːk hʊˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə)
“God Dam America!”
“White men gave AIDS to the black man!”
Oh brother, I hope people are not that stupid.
anti-Semitic? Are you nuts? There’s nothing antisemitic in that comment. Plus even if it were, being Jewish would not make it any less or more.
“For a moment there I thought she was describing Canada.”
After a few years of Barrack Hussein Obama it will refer to the USA.
Lessee now, if we became more like Canada…
• Lower crime–OK
• Longer life expectancy–Good
• Punting on third down? Fuggedaboutit!