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Apple certainly doesn't have a policy of keeping prices high. This is a very common misconception..
The iPod is the prime example. I bought a iPod in 2003 40Gb for £400. Last year I replaced it with a 80GB version for .....£159.
Also, their computers are constantly being reduced in price.
Kingkerouac, London,
iPhone is almost perfect, but I won't never buy one if it keeps being locked to only one expensive operator.
Alex, London,
in light of the competition, iPhone should have at least the ability act as a 'modem' for your laptop over bluetooth, as well as stream audio over bluetooth. Amost all other mobile phones can do this, and its only a matter of including the bluetooth stacks (software). Also the 2MP cam is inferior.
Mikkel Breum, Berlin,
The biggest problem with the iPhone remains being locked to O2. Apple should really offer sim-free (unlocked) iPhones for sale in the UK even if at a premium. Then those of us who have no wish to use O2 for network coverage reasons, or because of previously bad service, will have somewhere to go.
Simon, Woking, UK
The 'Pay-as-you-go' option, plus the GPS means that Apple and o2 will have a new customer here when it's released in July!
Andy, Wales, United Kingdon
As a user that declined the original iPhone on the assunption that a 3G model would quickly supercede it this looks spot on. Let's hope O2 offer a decent package here in the UK.
Personally, I'd prefer Apple to sell the hanset and let us chose the airtime provider - that would be REAL competion
G Saul, Sheffield,
The iPhone has been a phenomenal success in the United States and a sensation elsewhere, though sales numbers in Europe failed to live up to the hype. The insane, widespread adoption of the unlocked / "jailbroken" iPhone around the world proved demand to be insane. Apple listened to their customers!
John, London,
As long as O2 don't mess up the package, I think there will be a lot of people thinking get that PAC code sorted and roll on 11th July.
Bruce R, Plymouth, UK