Comments on: iPod in China: primary infringement tool? http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16471 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jon http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16471/comment-page-1#comment-619398 Jon Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:44:21 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16471#comment-619398 ^^ Thanks, Zorg. Fixed. Cheers! ^^ Thanks, Zorg. Fixed.

Cheers!

]]> By: Zorg http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16471/comment-page-1#comment-616914 Zorg Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:34:19 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16471#comment-616914 IIRC, the Sony Betamax ruling was in 1984, not 1994. IIRC, the Sony Betamax ruling was in 1984, not 1994.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16471/comment-page-1#comment-616412 Reader's Write Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:33:13 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16471#comment-616412 "Black market of Russia is waiting for second-generation iPhone" http://www.gazeta.ru/techzone/2008/07/14_a_2782060.shtml (in Russian) And here is a quote from the article: " A source in Apple IMS Russia told «Gazeta.Ru», that there is no plan to launch iPhone in Russia at this time. As «Gazeta.Ru» wrote earlier, the possible reason for this is that <b>Russia lacks a business model where the phone is sold locked to one service provider.</b> " So, in Russia, Apple can't use its usual exclusivity conspiracy scheme to bilk consumers. But no need to fear, the rest of the article tells that so far, there was HALF A MILLION of unlocked first-generation iPhones sold in Russia at around 18000 roubles each. “Black market of Russia is waiting for second-generation iPhone”
http://www.gazeta.ru/techzone/2008/07/14_a_2782060.shtml (in Russian)

And here is a quote from the article:

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A source in Apple IMS Russia told «Gazeta.Ru», that there is no plan to launch iPhone in Russia at this time.

As «Gazeta.Ru» wrote earlier, the possible reason for this is that Russia lacks a business model where the phone is sold locked to one service provider.
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So, in Russia, Apple can’t use its usual exclusivity conspiracy scheme to bilk consumers.

But no need to fear, the rest of the article tells that so far, there was HALF A MILLION of unlocked first-generation iPhones sold in Russia at around 18000 roubles each.

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