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$199 + $30 (monthly cost of additional required AT&T data plan) =

$919

So compare that $919 with the cost and features of HTC Diamond, Sony Xperia X1, or even the Blackberry Bold .. maybe it's not that great of a deal IMHO.]]>Jun 9th 2008 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/]]>Jun 9th 2008 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
Second, the data+phone plans of other carriers are cheaper ($10 more over 2 years is $240).

That's why i said compare price + features.
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T-Mobile: $19.99
Verizon: $40.00

Mentioning that a Blackberry or Windows Mobile phone doesn't require a data plan is absurd. If you don't get a data plan with those phones, you might as well get a freebie phone.

Stop posting so much. I'm tired of reading your comments. Especially when you post the same comment on multiple threads.]]>Jun 9th 2008 6:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=planFirst&action=viewPlanOverview&catType=voiceData

The cheapest data plan I can find on T Mobile is $30.

So just some quick checking tells me AT&T is a little cheaper, or right in line with the competition. If you have different numbers by all means provide them.
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I think the cheapest AT&T iPhone plan is also $69.99.

I see no $15 data plan anywhere on the site...]]>Jun 9th 2008 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
Now if you wanted to export it to a European country, that's different. But don't you wonder why the iPhone 3G is cheaper than the iPod Touch in the first place now?]]>Jun 9th 2008 10:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 10th 2008 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
A few of us have been trying to tell you that the HTC Touch Diamond is just a diamond in the rough (the rough being WinMo 6.1). Good looking as though the Diamond is, it's still saddled with MicroSludge's mobile OS with a touch interface slapped on top. Dump the Diamond, save some money and get a iPhone 3G 16 GB instead. You should have waited for it instead of being in a rush to get a pretty handset with all glitz and no substance.

I wish you could compare the two side-by-side to form an opinion since iPhone 2.0 firmware isn't even ready yet. We'll all be interested in your comparisons when you get the new iPhone.]]>Jun 10th 2008 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
I would buy one if they would offer it for any other carrier. ATT is never seeing a dime from me. ]]>Jun 9th 2008 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
AKBlade13]]>Jun 9th 2008 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/06/att-announces-voice-and-data-p.html]]>Jun 9th 2008 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
so you'd unlock the iphone for use in the United States, on what GSM carrier?

t-mobile has 3G data available in one market..... (NYC)]]>Jun 9th 2008 7:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
What are you talking about? stupid CDMA??? Whole world is using GSM and stupid American service providers are still servicing on the useless CDMA network. They have to wake up and smell the coffee... Before I moved to north America, I used to think this continent was ahead in the game of technology but many Eurpoe was much better.]]>Jun 10th 2008 1:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 10th 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
And, btw, are iPhones STILL BARBARICALLY carrier locked?]]>Jun 9th 2008 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
Also, if they only take a 30% cut of purchases, likely to be ]]>Jun 10th 2008 7:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
Most of the apps they showed were free.

Also, if they only take a 30% cut of purchases, likely to be ]]>Jun 10th 2008 7:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
Most of the apps they showed were free.

Also, if they only take a 30% cut of purchases, likely to be less than $10, that's less than $3 per purchase. That's not a lot of money, especially when you consider the infrastructure costs (hosting, credit-card processing...etc). And then you've got to consider that free applications have no charges at all, so Apple has to foot the hosting and maintenance bill.

I doubt Apple is making very much profit (if any) on the App Store.]]>Jun 10th 2008 7:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
I was hoping that would happen then i'll jump on the train right away...

Since it didn't, I'll be holding on to my ipod touch and sony ericsson a bit longer...]]>Jun 9th 2008 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
The keynote stream is up!
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/0806wdt546x/event/index.html
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http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/06/att-announces-voice-and-data-p.html]]>Jun 9th 2008 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
No news here.]]>Jun 9th 2008 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 10th 2008 5:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
It will take a long while for people to be just as impulsive buying apps as they are when buying music. Apple said apps can be downloaded OTA on cell networks if the app is less than 10mb so maybe apps will begin being sold pretty fast.]]>Jun 9th 2008 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/
but when you have millions of people who have probably bought an average of a few hundred songs each, that adds up.

souce:http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/04/23/itunes_store_a_greater_cash_crop_than_apple_implies.html]]>Jun 10th 2008 1:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Jun 9th 2008 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/Happy days.]]>Jun 9th 2008 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/09/apples-lucrative-iphone-revenue-sharing-goes-away-replaced-wit/http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/06/att-announces-voice-and-data-p.html

We're really screwed.]]>Jun 9th 2008 6:52PM