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Orange not the only fruit for Apple
Tim Green Dec 30 2008, 1:58pm
You don't have to go to an Orange shop to get an iPhone in France, but you do need more money.
The music and electronics giant FNAC is now offering a sim-free unlocked 8GB iPhone for €799 - €50 more than Orange, which sold devices for €649 plus €100 to have them unlocked. Once the cost of a subscription is factored in the overall price is well over €1,000.
Orange launched the iPhone exclusively earlier this year, but law makers soon pounced on its deal with Apple as anti-competitive and allowed rivals to sell the device.
The big question now is whether Orange's operator rivals will pile in, and whether they will subsidise the phone as well.
