Gerry
08-24-2007, 10:48 AM
I remember on the other site (NombrePathetic) that there was quite a spat about how the iPhone was the final nail in the coffin of .mobi as it had the default key of .com.
Remember that? Sure you do.
Well, here's an interesting article that will put the final nail in the coffin of that lame assumption:
Apple iPhone Promoting .com TLD? (http://www.circleid.com/posts/apple_iphone_buttons_com_domain/)
One of the key features of the soon-to-launch iPhone is its advanced web browser capabilities. The Wall Street Journal’s recent test report of the product describes the browser as such:
“The iPhone is the first smart phone we’ve tested with a real, computer-grade Web browser, a version of Apple’s Safari. It displays entire Web pages, in their real layouts, and allows you to zoom in quickly by either tapping or pinching with your finger. Multiple pages can be open at the same time, and you can conduct Google or Yahoo searches from a built-in search box.”
To make the user’s browsing experience even more efficient, the phone even comes with a top-level domain (TLD) button labeled “.com”. Rather interesting given that today there are over two hundred TLDs in existence including .mobi (http://pc.mtld.mobi/). Patrick Vande Walle posted the following observation on his blog (http://patrick.vande-walle.eu/internet/icann/apple-iphone/) today:
“There are already 267 TLDs in the root. So, it is a little strange than the upcoming iPhone will have a special “.com” key to be used to type URLs. Why on earth did Apple decide to favour .com? How much has this cost to VeriSign? ...If Apple wants to sell the phone outside the US it will have to adapt to local customs.”
Luckily, this is only a virtual button as the iPhone does not have any physical buttons on its front. So the question will be whether Apple provides—or plans to provide—a TLD button customization feature in the iPhone’s software?
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Well, guess what?
Apple signs iPhone deals in Europe
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=59636
23 August 2007 12:58PM
Apple has signed up three operators for the iPhone in Europe, according to reports in the Financial Times.
Apple has signed up three operators for the iPhone in Europe, according to reports in the Financial Times.
T-Mobile is reported to have received the German contract, O2 the UK contract and Orange the French contract.
Apple has promised to start shipping the iPhone in Europe by the end of this year.
The exclusive right to sell the iPhone comes at a hefty price. The operators will have to pass 10 per cent of the iPhone subscription fees on to Apple.
The deals are expected to be officially unveiled at the IFA trade show in Berlin at the end of this month.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company as a rule does not comment on products that have yet to be released.
The iconic status of the iPhone has enabled Apple to set unusual terms for operators. AT&T, which operates the device in the US, has reportedly signed a revenue sharing agreement as well.
As previously reported, operators in Europe have complained about Apple's "arrogance" and were forced out of the bidding process by the firm's demands.
Operators that sign up to the iPhone, however, can expect a healthy boost in image and market share.
AT&T signed up 146,000 subscribers in the first two days after the iPhone started shipping, although the operator has not disclosed what percentage of those switched providers.
Remember that? Sure you do.
Well, here's an interesting article that will put the final nail in the coffin of that lame assumption:
Apple iPhone Promoting .com TLD? (http://www.circleid.com/posts/apple_iphone_buttons_com_domain/)
One of the key features of the soon-to-launch iPhone is its advanced web browser capabilities. The Wall Street Journal’s recent test report of the product describes the browser as such:
“The iPhone is the first smart phone we’ve tested with a real, computer-grade Web browser, a version of Apple’s Safari. It displays entire Web pages, in their real layouts, and allows you to zoom in quickly by either tapping or pinching with your finger. Multiple pages can be open at the same time, and you can conduct Google or Yahoo searches from a built-in search box.”
To make the user’s browsing experience even more efficient, the phone even comes with a top-level domain (TLD) button labeled “.com”. Rather interesting given that today there are over two hundred TLDs in existence including .mobi (http://pc.mtld.mobi/). Patrick Vande Walle posted the following observation on his blog (http://patrick.vande-walle.eu/internet/icann/apple-iphone/) today:
“There are already 267 TLDs in the root. So, it is a little strange than the upcoming iPhone will have a special “.com” key to be used to type URLs. Why on earth did Apple decide to favour .com? How much has this cost to VeriSign? ...If Apple wants to sell the phone outside the US it will have to adapt to local customs.”
Luckily, this is only a virtual button as the iPhone does not have any physical buttons on its front. So the question will be whether Apple provides—or plans to provide—a TLD button customization feature in the iPhone’s software?
-------------------------------------
Well, guess what?
Apple signs iPhone deals in Europe
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=59636
23 August 2007 12:58PM
Apple has signed up three operators for the iPhone in Europe, according to reports in the Financial Times.
Apple has signed up three operators for the iPhone in Europe, according to reports in the Financial Times.
T-Mobile is reported to have received the German contract, O2 the UK contract and Orange the French contract.
Apple has promised to start shipping the iPhone in Europe by the end of this year.
The exclusive right to sell the iPhone comes at a hefty price. The operators will have to pass 10 per cent of the iPhone subscription fees on to Apple.
The deals are expected to be officially unveiled at the IFA trade show in Berlin at the end of this month.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company as a rule does not comment on products that have yet to be released.
The iconic status of the iPhone has enabled Apple to set unusual terms for operators. AT&T, which operates the device in the US, has reportedly signed a revenue sharing agreement as well.
As previously reported, operators in Europe have complained about Apple's "arrogance" and were forced out of the bidding process by the firm's demands.
Operators that sign up to the iPhone, however, can expect a healthy boost in image and market share.
AT&T signed up 146,000 subscribers in the first two days after the iPhone started shipping, although the operator has not disclosed what percentage of those switched providers.