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Russia’s news site Vedomosti has reported that Apple will begin selling iPhones legally in the country during 2009. Apparently, this is coming from Yevgeny Butman, Apple IMC Russia’s director in Moscow and something’s telling me there’s a merit in his words.
According to market research, there are currently around 470,000 unlocked iPhones in use in Russia and I don’t see a reason why would Apple want to miss such an opportunity. All they have to do is sit with MTS (Russia’s leading mobile operator) or Megafona (which was reportedly in talks with Apple) and negotiate their terms. Now when they’ve changed the business model without requiring carriers for piece of the profits, this should fly. Any thoughts?
[Via: Unwired View]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
