Comments on: Apple picks trusted supplier to assemble 3G iPhone

By: Ivan, Davie FL

Ivan, Davie FL — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:22:34 +0000

Seven months after its release, owners of the new Apple iPhone, love their new smartphones, especially their Internet capabilities, according to a new Consumer Insights Survey by Viewpoints.com, the rating and review Website. Owners like the iPhone's flexibility of online browsing, listening to music, emailing and text messaging on the go. In turn, they have become brand advocates.

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By: Gene Hartz

Gene Hartz — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:46:31 +0000

I wish to be as rad, delighted, young, and beautiful as this lady.

Tell me, where can I buy this 3G iPhone?

By: Gaetano Marano - Italy

Gaetano Marano - Italy — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:12:46 +0000

about the Microsoft/Yahoo affair…

WHY doesn't Microsoft TRY to BUY Google, instead???

in latest weeks, I've never understood WHY Microsoft should pay $44 billion (or, maybe, $50-60 billion) to buy Yahoo, while, with the SAME money, they could start TEN companies like Yahoo from ZERO, or… BUY everything exists in the world!!! …APPLE… Ikea, Adobe, eBay, Vodafone, General Motors, NASA (as suggested to Yahoo in this article: http://www.ghostnasa.com/posts/024yahoospace.html ) or (maybe) …BUY Google…

Google is on the market (exactly like Yahoo) so, WHY doesn't Microsoft TRY to BUY it?

of course, Google may cost more than Yahoo, but also it's value is higher (…and Microsoft seems have no problems to find giant amounts of money…)

Gaetano Marano

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By: Gary, Irvine, CA

Gary, Irvine, CA — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:51:46 +0000

Apple will not be releasing the new iPhone until June because they have a 12-month contract with AT&T on the pre-existing iPhone. It began in June, and the contract will expire or need to be renegotiated in June. Based on all the other articles that I have been reading, Apple has just recently chosen suppliers for the next iPhone, and production has not yet begun.

My thoughts are that in June, the current iPhone will be allowed for all networks, but the new 3G phone will be AT&T only. However, if AT&T offers Apple a good enough deal, both phones will remain AT&T only.

By: Megaduck, Megacity, Ducksylvania

Megaduck, Megacity, Ducksylvania — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:21:56 +0000

First graf, it should be Hon Hai Precision ***Industry***

Last graf, it should be Foxconn, with two n's.

ex ped. Fixed. Thanks.

By: Constable Odo, New York City, NY

Constable Odo, New York City, NY — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:48:02 +0000

If those Apple stores also ran out of iPhones it must be a inventory glitch. There is no way a new model iPhone is coming out within a couple of weeks. What could they possibly change on a standard iPhone in such a short time? Maybe the change to an OLED screen? I'm certain there won't be a 3G or 32GB model or a dual-camera iPhone right now. Besides what about all that ATT iPhone inventory that still exists. Then ATT would be stuck with discontinued iPhones. That would be unlikely to happen. I'm sure it's a simple inventory allocation problem.

By: Dave. Victoria. BC.

Dave. Victoria. BC. — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:40:07 +0000

In 2006 foreign newspapers alleged 'slave conditions' in Hon Hai and that workers were brutally 'overworked'.

Apple investigates and their report states: 'The single largest complaint (approximately 20% of interviewed workers) was the LACK of OVERTIME during non-peak periods' (http://www.apple.com/hotnews/ipodreport/)

!!!! apparently the workers biggest complaint wasn't 'overwork' but NOT ENOUGH work!

so much for press reports.

Apple reports also adds "The campus includes factories, employee housing, banks, a post office, a hospital, supermarkets, and a variety of recreational facilities including soccer fields, a swimming pool, TV lounges and Internet cafes. Ten cafeterias are also located throughout the campus offering a variety of menu choices such as fresh vegetables, beef, seafood, rice, poultry, and stir-fry noodles. In addition, employees have access to 13 different restaurants on campus. Employees were pleased with the variety and quality of food offerings."

Sweat shops with swimming pools!

By: LV San Diego Ca

LV San Diego Ca — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:04:54 +0000

Xbox 230? What is that…come on now. Never heard of it Philip but worth a laugh. 230+130=360.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:15:57 +0000

XBox 360s, not Xbox 230s.

ex ped: Typo. Fixed now. Thanks.

By: David, Portland, OR

David, Portland, OR — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:14:24 +0000

You mean Xbox 360's.

By the way, I live in Portland and the flagship Apple Store in Downtown Portland is ALSO SOLD OUT OF IPHONES. I went there last night, heard multiple people ask to buy one, and the workers said they were all out.

Now what are the chances that Apple retail allocators would allow all these flagship stores to run out of inventory? It's almost impossible.

I bet you Apple asked these stores to ship back all the iPhones they had because 3g is coming soon baby!