The 1% goal and the iPhone price are really intriguing. There is no way that Apple can get to 10M sales with just 18 months in the US, a year in the UK, and six months in Asia, especially with that price and contract, despite “global guru” Tomi Ahonen’s views.
Here is what I think is going to happen. Apple is going to come out with an unlocked phone in the fall. The Cingular two year contract (sans discount) is a lock-in to protect attrition once the unlocked phone arrives. T-Mobile has confessed a desire to work with Apple, there is no reason for Apple to ignore that and T-Mobile’s wifi services.
