Japanese folks can soon look forward to having an iPhone because Japanese mobile carrier Softbank Corp. has already clinched a deal with Apple Inc. to sell the iPhone later this year.
Softbank spokesman Naoki Nakayama said no further details, such as pricing and dates, were available, and he said it’s not clear if the deal is exclusive.
NTT DoCoMo spokesman Shinjiro Minami said the company was unhappy that Softbank had beaten it to an iPhone deal as DoCoMo had also been considering such a deal.
“The user interface is very attractive and it’s a product that’s likely to draw Apple fans in Japan,” he said, adding that it was unclear if DoCoMo plans to continue to pursue an iPhone deal.
KDDI spokesman Satoru Ito said the carrier has not been interested in offering iPhone, and said he had no comment on the Softbank announcement. KDDI users tend to be youngsters who already use cell phones for music players — making the iPhone less attractive.
Source: Mainichi Japan
How many of you folks intend to buy a iPhone? Personally I would buy a different mobile phone since I already own an iPod Touch.
I’m an iPod touch owner, and I’m eagerly waiting for this 3G iPhone to come out.
Why?
- 3G
- Better camera?
- GPS
- The official App Store, which actually will be on the 1st gen iPhone and iPod touch as well =P
- Video conferencing?!
Then again, I don’t live in Japan. The iPod touch was a hit in Japan, no? The iPhone would only be a bigger hit.
/Cough Asian phones are better than American phones. Or at least the Korean phones i used…but i like how cute Japanese phones are
*reads article*
*stares at own motorola phone*
*runs*