Could an about face be on the cards at Apple? According to Macworld , the company’s CFO said during a Morgan Stanley Technology Conference that the company is “not wedded to any one particular way to go to market” and would consider other models.
Many people have read this as a sign that Apple might consider selling unlocked iPhones or dropping its model of selling the device exclusively through a single carrier. The practice of unlocking has already taken off without Apple’s say so - take the 400,000 devices being used on China Mobile’s network for example - so why not give the people what they want and open the device up to all and sundry?
Surely it’s a smart move on Apple’s part - unlocking the iPhone would equally open up the device to a far larger customer base and avoid any of the those pesky legal issues.
With the market saying 'no' to Nokia's Ovi Store, what do you think can be done to change this?
