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It looks like the UK’s iPhone 3G carrier is preparing to pit the iPhone 3G against the GSM variant of the Palm Pre. According to the Guardian, O2 has inked a deal with Palm that would give the carrier exclusive rights to sell the Palm Pre in the UK. The report mentions that O2 beat out rivals Vodafone and Orange in a bid to lock down the hotly anticipated Palm Pre through exclusivity contracts.
Interestingly, O2 is also Apple’s partner carrier for the iPhone 3G. And, if tradition holds, O2 will also be Apple’s UK partner for the upcoming iPhone 2009. Should that happen, O2 will be the carrier to watch – as Apple and Palm go head to head with the new iPhone and Palm Pre duking it out over GSM customers. Forget “Pre v. iPhone” polls, O2′s sales figures might just have the final say on the UK’s preference between the two multi-touch smartphones.
[Via: Guardian]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
