Precedent: Last major Russian carrier drops deal with Apple

12 July, 2013
Apple's upcoming retail store and functioning online store will offer iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc.

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  • Anonymous
  • v0q
  • 12 Jul 2013

If this news really true, its shows that russian are bored using iphone, the product they sell start declining that's why they gave up before losing it everyday.

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    • samsung rules
    • 07B
    • 12 Jul 2013

    A phone with premium build materials which is actually not luxurious but cheap in reality, outdated features that doesn't match the price, no innovations at all, inaccurate maps, misleading information given by siri! That's apple (cheap in reality,overpriced, no innovations, greedy and arrogance)

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      • AnonD-1825
      • p77
      • 12 Jul 2013

      iXperia 4eva, 12 Jul 2013im glad to hear this news, so more hopes to make apple disa... moreWhy you want that? Apple changed the whole way how we use phones these days, and also apple push others trying their best so everyone won and gets better devices. How anyone would want apple to disappear? I just doesnt understand.

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        • Apple vs android!!!!
        • Yde
        • 12 Jul 2013

        iXperia 4eva, 12 Jul 2013im glad to hear this news, so more hopes to make apple disa... moreIf you don't use iPhone. It should not bother you about what's happening with apple product

          im glad to hear this news, so more hopes to make apple disappear from the whole GLOBE!

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            • AnonD-164533
            • Mxb
            • 12 Jul 2013

            NJ, 12 Jul 2013Without Steve Jobs there is no innovation happening to Appl... morevery well said

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              • AnonD-1825
              • p77
              • 12 Jul 2013

              This shows very different picture, actually iPhone growing faster than android, quite interesting http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_os-RU-daily-20110401-20130711

              So russians clearly buying a lot iPhones, but where they buy them.

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                • wdm
                • gLe
                • 12 Jul 2013

                In Russia there are no subsidized phones. Today iPhone 5 32GB price is ~$1040.

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                  • Jorgos
                  • nSS
                  • 12 Jul 2013

                  Thanks for NSA. Other major vendors are not completely from USA.

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                    • AnonD-87800
                    • Nxn
                    • 12 Jul 2013

                    samsung rules, 12 Jul 2013This only proves that apple is rotting awayIt's rotting because of its greed and arrogance.

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                      • samsung rules
                      • 07B
                      • 12 Jul 2013

                      This only proves that apple is rotting away

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                        • nIk
                        • 12 Jul 2013

                        geordie81, 12 Jul 2013it comes as no surprise that certain countries are giving u... moreWell said the man from up north :D

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                          • jxX
                          • 12 Jul 2013

                          Well I wonder if they are taking precautions after all Verizon is having problems due to owe Apple 1 4b also when more people buy a Phone that fits your needs not following crowd or hype

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                            • j8w
                            • 12 Jul 2013

                            vidmas, Lithuania, 12 Jul 2013This is a good new for all operators. Think most of reason ... morethats Omnitel's fault, not Apple. You bought a locked phone...

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                              • tadam
                              • nnA
                              • 12 Jul 2013

                              those half-a&& BRANDS should be bringen down a notch! THE only reason different brands are suing eachother, is that eff-you-cee-kay-ing Apple. And it will be my dying wish in my will to donate everything i have against the stupudity of Apple!

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                                • AnonD-4697
                                • 9IB
                                • 12 Jul 2013

                                Strong performance of WP :D

                                I feel proud :D People is opening the eyes with WP at least

                                  it comes as no surprise that certain countries are giving up on iphone, overpriced, over hyped and under performed considering how much money you lay down for it, the fact is that apple require such high financial deals from networks so that they can supply these devices and make all sorts of crazy demands, and lets face it, love em or hate em, android phones costing £100 or $100 can do just about the same and offer MUCH bigger choice in terms of devices. not everyone wants a £600/$700 phone with limited capabilities, and even when they bring the iPhone lite it will still be vastly overpriced because it will no doubt have internals from the iPhone 4 and 4s inside but by that time the 5s will be out and the Lite will be a 2 year old phone costing more then say a galaxy s3 £299 as opposed to estimated price of iphone lite £329. the intelligent people who had iphone are also waking up and realizing that money goes a lot further elsewhere

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                                    • 6tS
                                    • 12 Jul 2013

                                    Anonymous, 12 Jul 2013Well, people have been waiting for several years now. It... moreNot gonna happen? Russians don't want them, Americans can't sell them to Americans, how is it NOT happening? They are preparing a cheaper version too. Remember how Motorola RAZR was at the top, 100 million sold, and when it started slipping you had 20 cheaper RAZR styled phones to choose from. Didn't help.

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                                      • Doctor_B
                                      • Rbq
                                      • 12 Jul 2013

                                      I love Apple products and services for consumers but I hate it's marketing monopoly against retailers, that makes me hate Apple Co. And that's ok for human to hate them (future is coming when we will be owned by corporation like chickens)

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                                        • AnonD-157778
                                        • 6iP
                                        • 12 Jul 2013

                                        Apple should make their terms and condition simple and at least politeness. Otherwise Apple will be like Blackberry and Symbian.