Apple to launch iPhone 4 in 17 more countries on Friday
The international expansion of the iPhone 4 continues this week, as Apple's latest handset will launch in 17 new countries on Friday, July 30.
Beginning this Friday, customers can purchase iPhone 4 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The handset will be available for purchase through Apple's retail and online stores, as well as Apple Authorized Resellers.
The iPhone 4 first launched in the U.S., France, Germany, Japan and the U.K. in late June. It is available for a suggested retail price of $199 (U.S.) for the 16GB model and $299 (U.S.) for the 32GB model. Apple said its latest smartphone will roll out to many more countries later this year, and availability and local pricing will be announced at a later date.
Apple's rollout of the iPhone 4 represents the fastest international handset ramp-up yet for the Cupertino, Calif., company. It is expected to launch the iPhone 4 in 87 total countries by the end of September, a pace much faster than many who closely watch the company expected.
Though Apple is an American company, the international market has come to play a very important role for the iPhone maker. During last week's quarterly earnings conference call, Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook said the company's overseas numbers were "absolutely killer."
Apple's international expansion of the iPhone 4 on Friday will come just a week after one of the company's other blockbuster portable devices, the iPad, also saw its overseas market presence increase. Last Friday the iPad went on sale in nine new countries, many of which will also receive the iPhone 4 this week: Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore.
Beginning this Friday, customers can purchase iPhone 4 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The handset will be available for purchase through Apple's retail and online stores, as well as Apple Authorized Resellers.
The iPhone 4 first launched in the U.S., France, Germany, Japan and the U.K. in late June. It is available for a suggested retail price of $199 (U.S.) for the 16GB model and $299 (U.S.) for the 32GB model. Apple said its latest smartphone will roll out to many more countries later this year, and availability and local pricing will be announced at a later date.
Apple's rollout of the iPhone 4 represents the fastest international handset ramp-up yet for the Cupertino, Calif., company. It is expected to launch the iPhone 4 in 87 total countries by the end of September, a pace much faster than many who closely watch the company expected.
Though Apple is an American company, the international market has come to play a very important role for the iPhone maker. During last week's quarterly earnings conference call, Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook said the company's overseas numbers were "absolutely killer."
Apple's international expansion of the iPhone 4 on Friday will come just a week after one of the company's other blockbuster portable devices, the iPad, also saw its overseas market presence increase. Last Friday the iPad went on sale in nine new countries, many of which will also receive the iPhone 4 this week: Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore.
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Now, whether they'll actually get some in stock is a different story...
My iPhone arrives Friday (27 days after I ordered it). I probably would have bought an iPad in the spring if they had them in stock when I was fiddling with ine in the store...
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...we might have got posters to put up on friday with available here.
I'm planning on being at my local Telus outlet first thing Friday morning. I'm rather hopeful of little competition. The guys there told me they had a lineup for various Blackberrys (I'm in RIM country) and absolutely no line for the 3G, 3GS, nor iPad.
Now, whether they'll actually get some in stock is a different story...
HIhi, Where on earth lies RIM country? Must be on an other planet. I guess I won't be as lucky. In switzerland iPhones are now really in trend. So I will probably face some delay.
HIhi, Where on earth lies RIM country? Must be on an other planet. I guess I won't be as lucky. In switzerland iPhones are now really in trend. So I will probably face some delay.
Isn't RIM country Canada by definition?
Isn't RIM country Canada by definition?
Usually means Waterloo, Ontario specifically (where I also am).
I'd love to see Apple open an Apple store here. Two major universities, two or three of the largest insurance companies in Canada if not North America, RIM HQ, Google's Canadian dev head office, tons of tech firms all contribute to a higher than average income and would seem to make it an ideal location. The added benefit of planting a flag in the middle of RIM country would make it even better.
Instead we need to drive an hour to Toronto.
I wish they would hold the international launch until they can meet the demand for the markets that have already launched. If you order one in the U.S. from Apple the ship time is 3 weeks.
Not to be cynical, but is this a method in which they create a "shortage" to create more demand?
This is more market strategy. They must show to the locals in other parts of the world that their product is already there. It will allow the locals to see the product, actually play with them, etc. Having seen and played with the product, this may entice the locals to wait rather than going to alternative products, the locals would have the perception that if they wait enough, they would get the product.
Apple has to stem the tide of potential customers going to Android, Blackberry, etc., if they think the product will never reach their country.
Usually means Waterloo, Ontario specifically (where I also am).
I'd love to see Apple open an Apple store here. Two major universities, two or three of the largest insurance companies in Canada if not North America, RIM HQ, Google's Canadian dev head office, tons of tech firms all contribute to a higher than average income and would seem to make it an ideal location. The added benefit of planting a flag in the middle of RIM country would make it even better.
Instead we need to drive an hour to Toronto.
Maybe Apple is playing nice? Why stick it to RIMM when there are so many places where they could focus on first?
The setting up of Apple Stores has all to do with numbers (population) and potential Apple customers. It took them how many years before they had a store in Paris? In China, I believe they only have two now (although I believe they have more planned for this year). MetroManila which is the largest city in the Philippines does not even have an Apple Store, only the usual resellers right now.
What is the total population of Waterloo? It will come one day.
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Not to be cynical, but is this a method in which they create a "shortage" to create more demand?
I'm planning on being at my local Telus outlet first thing Friday morning. I'm rather hopeful of little competition. The guys there told me they had a lineup for various Blackberrys (I'm in RIM country) and absolutely no line for the 3G, 3GS, nor iPad.
What's the Telus iPhone experience like? Do they have a good network? Reliable?
I wish they would hold the international launch until they can meet the demand for the markets that have already launched. If you order one in the U.S. from Apple the ship time is 3 weeks.
Being an international company has the advantage that they can still make profit overseas when the US is in recession. And part of that is not p*ssing off overseas customers by making them wait and wait and wait...