Apple will not receive follow-on revenue from most of its new partners according to SEC filing Form 8-K for APPLE IN. This is a very interesting development for several reasons. It means that Apple is stuck in their original agreements with AT&T, O2, Orange, Tmobile, etc. It also means that the old model wasn't optimal for Apple and it is going for the new model.
The new carriers will be doing the writeoff themselves for the new countries. How this will affect Apple's sales model is unclear. Will they sell them in the Apple store for $499 and AT&T will give you a $200 voucher? Will they still be Jailbreakable and downgradable?
So many questions
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