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Yes, iPhone news truly never ends. It was starting to feel like iPhoneSimFree was a hoax by the constant delay, but today that theory has been proven wrong. Engadget is reporting that the software is now available and can be purchased by anyone who owns an iPhone. As mentioned last week, regular customers can't purchase the software, rather, resellers have to buy in bulk. What this means is that you are going to pay way, way more than you should have to.
One reseller in the US is selling each license for $99, which would be a $61 profit if they bought the smallest bundle from the iPhoneSimFree developers. There are others that are even cheaper though, such as an Aussie site that is selling them for $50 USD. At this point, no one knows if Apple is going to allow this to continue. Future iPhone firmware updates could easily render this hack useless, so purchase at your own risk.
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In other related news, Apple has announced that they've hit the 1,000,000 unit mark for the iPhone, a truly impressive feat for something that hit the market only 74 days ago. That amounts to 13,500 per day, and one heck of a profit. It's unknown how much of a boost the recent price drop helped out here, but there's no doubt it played a role.
CUPERTINO, California—September 10, 2007—Apple today announced it sold its one millionth iPhone yesterday, just 74 days after its introduction on June 29. iPhone combines three devices into one—a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod, and the best mobile Internet device ever—all based on Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch interface and pioneering software that allows users to control iPhone with just a tap, flick or pinch of their fingers.
Source: Engadget (iPhoneSimFree), Apple (1,000,000th iPhone)
One reseller in the US is selling each license for $99, which would be a $61 profit if they bought the smallest bundle from the iPhoneSimFree developers. There are others that are even cheaper though, such as an Aussie site that is selling them for $50 USD. At this point, no one knows if Apple is going to allow this to continue. Future iPhone firmware updates could easily render this hack useless, so purchase at your own risk.
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In other related news, Apple has announced that they've hit the 1,000,000 unit mark for the iPhone, a truly impressive feat for something that hit the market only 74 days ago. That amounts to 13,500 per day, and one heck of a profit. It's unknown how much of a boost the recent price drop helped out here, but there's no doubt it played a role.
CUPERTINO, California—September 10, 2007—Apple today announced it sold its one millionth iPhone yesterday, just 74 days after its introduction on June 29. iPhone combines three devices into one—a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod, and the best mobile Internet device ever—all based on Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch interface and pioneering software that allows users to control iPhone with just a tap, flick or pinch of their fingers.
Source: Engadget (iPhoneSimFree), Apple (1,000,000th iPhone)