Comments on: T-Mobile Germany Forced to Break Exclusivity of iPhone http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2007/11/20/t-mobile-germany-forced-to-break-exclusivity-of-iphone/ Mac News, Rumours and Opinions That You Want to Hear. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:17:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: German Court Overturns iPhone Injunction | World of Apple http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2007/11/20/t-mobile-germany-forced-to-break-exclusivity-of-iphone/#comment-23195 German Court Overturns iPhone Injunction | World of Apple Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:19:13 +0000 http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2007/11/20/t-mobile-germany-forced-to-break-exclusivity-of-iphone/#comment-23195 [...] last month Vodafone forced an injunction upon T-Mobile forcing the company to sell unlocked iPhones until the court came to a [...] […] last month Vodafone forced an injunction upon T-Mobile forcing the company to sell unlocked iPhones until the court came to a […]

]]> By: T-Mobile Begins Selling Unlocked iPhones in Germany, Offers Free Unlocking | World of Apple http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2007/11/20/t-mobile-germany-forced-to-break-exclusivity-of-iphone/#comment-23036 T-Mobile Begins Selling Unlocked iPhones in Germany, Offers Free Unlocking | World of Apple Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:27:45 +0000 http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2007/11/20/t-mobile-germany-forced-to-break-exclusivity-of-iphone/#comment-23036 [...] yesterdays court ruling, influenced by Vodafone, T-Mobile has today announced that it will begin selling an unlocked iPhone [...] […] yesterdays court ruling, influenced by Vodafone, T-Mobile has today announced that it will begin selling an unlocked iPhone […]

]]> By: Alex Brooks http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2007/11/20/t-mobile-germany-forced-to-break-exclusivity-of-iphone/#comment-23029 Alex Brooks Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:01:58 +0000 http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2007/11/20/t-mobile-germany-forced-to-break-exclusivity-of-iphone/#comment-23029 Hi Dominik, Thanks for doing a bit of translating for us. Brilliant work and great insight. Hi Dominik,

Thanks for doing a bit of translating for us. Brilliant work and great insight.

]]> By: Dominik http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2007/11/20/t-mobile-germany-forced-to-break-exclusivity-of-iphone/#comment-23023 Dominik Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:06:10 +0000 http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2007/11/20/t-mobile-germany-forced-to-break-exclusivity-of-iphone/#comment-23023 I read a liitle on and found the following: According to Financial Times Germany (http://www.ftd.de/technik/it_telekommunikation/:T Mobile Flop/281529.html), Vodafone critizises that T-Mobile, which has a dominant position on the German market, does not follow regulations they are bound to oblig due to that dominant position. In other words: because they are so big, they are not allowed to abuse their power through strict contracts. That is, of course, precisely what they do with the iPhone. Vodafone aims it criticism at the fact that potential iPhone users have to select one of three contracts and cannot chose from the whole range of T-Mobile contracts (or without any contract at all). We'll see in two weeks, how this ends. And tomorrow, how T-Mobile's immediate reaction looks like. I read a liitle on and found the following: According to Financial Times Germany (http://www.ftd.de/technik/it_telekommunikation/:T Mobile Flop/281529.html), Vodafone critizises that T-Mobile, which has a dominant position on the German market, does not follow regulations they are bound to oblig due to that dominant position. In other words: because they are so big, they are not allowed to abuse their power through strict contracts. That is, of course, precisely what they do with the iPhone. Vodafone aims it criticism at the fact that potential iPhone users have to select one of three contracts and cannot chose from the whole range of T-Mobile contracts (or without any contract at all).
We’ll see in two weeks, how this ends. And tomorrow, how T-Mobile’s immediate reaction looks like.

]]> By: Dominik http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2007/11/20/t-mobile-germany-forced-to-break-exclusivity-of-iphone/#comment-23022 Dominik Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:48:05 +0000 http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2007/11/20/t-mobile-germany-forced-to-break-exclusivity-of-iphone/#comment-23022 Actually, both sources report more or less the same. Spiegel Online (reading the German version) is somewhat unclear in their wording, but a "einstweilige Verfügung" is a restraining order that can for one only lead to a sales ban under the current conditions. This ban might of course lead to a change about the exclusivity, but the first result would be the ban Dow Jones is talking about. Technically, T-Mobile would have to stop selling iPhones for the time being (until a final court ruling), but since Vodafone is not pushing the matter, they still sell it. Actually, both sources report more or less the same. Spiegel Online (reading the German version) is somewhat unclear in their wording, but a “einstweilige Verfügung” is a restraining order that can for one only lead to a sales ban under the current conditions. This ban might of course lead to a change about the exclusivity, but the first result would be the ban Dow Jones is talking about. Technically, T-Mobile would have to stop selling iPhones for the time being (until a final court ruling), but since Vodafone is not pushing the matter, they still sell it.

]]> By: Vincent http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2007/11/20/t-mobile-germany-forced-to-break-exclusivity-of-iphone/#comment-23015 Vincent Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:40:00 +0000 http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2007/11/20/t-mobile-germany-forced-to-break-exclusivity-of-iphone/#comment-23015 Maybe Dow Jones already reports "Murdoch style": anything but the truth... Maybe Dow Jones already reports “Murdoch style”: anything but the truth…

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