France prompted Steve Job's unlock iPhone

Apple iphone will have open access to other operators, according to the French laws.

Even in summer the company named Apple mobile network, which will work in Europe. This Orange in France, O2 in the UK and T-Mobile in Germany. If as has been told "Vebplaneta", in Europe access unlikely to be better than in America, despite the fact that European operators are already providing services 3G- respect for iPhone will be used, as in the United States, the relationship "with the second half" generation.

Meanwhile, France has created for Apple another problem. The deal with Orange suggests that the addition iPhone fixed firmware, the company will sell and razblokirovannuyu model. French laws do not allow companies to attach their own mobiles only to the network - to-consumer should be able to change the operator. Unblocked crafted yablofony already sold in Europe, but this is the first formal requirement to issue free model for the whole European country.

This is, of course, unpleasant for Apple. Nothing will prevent other Europeans, the same Germans and the British, to go to Paris and to buy up a "neprivyazannyh" yablofonov. And that, in its
above all, that would undermine the business model, which is expected in Germany and the UK (where iPhone, according transaction became sewn operators O2 or T-Mobile).

However, as noted by The Register, the cartel is possible yablochno-apelsinovogo got answers. Proshity iPhone will cost 400 euros, but the price of razblokirovannuyu model is not declared. It can do twice as expensive, so the law will be formally met, but actually buy open model will be unprofitable.

However, some commentators have pointed out that the French law is actually still ducking. Even if proshitogo phone after 6 months of using the operator is required to give the owner to unlock the code - which is free upon request. What will I do with this Apple is not clear. There is not even save the sale expensive models released.

Remember that the Europeans, especially the French, has long struggled with apple occupation. In the early years, they demanded to open iTunes music for the other players, and the spring-to sell this music for the same price.