Apple may consider selling the iPhone unlocked or, at least, in another way besides giving exclusivity to one carrier per country.
The Apple iPhone has been experiencing relatively lukewarm sales since it launched in Europe, complemented by equally lackluster turn over in the U.S. Despite it, Apple still expects to sell ten million units this year. Apple COO Tim Cook assures a group of Goldman Sachs investors that their target would be met, reasoning that “Apple is not married to the single, exclusive-carrier model,” which apparently will lead to increase sales.
It is not wholly surprising should Apple begin selling iPhones unlocked or distribute them to other carriers. There have been hints of a possible change in the iPhone business model. For one thing, Apple does not seem to interested in fighting back against unlockers, releasing the 1.1.4 update for the iPhone, which, according to users of unlocked iPhones, caused no harm their jailbroken unit.
