Austrian iPhone Launch
Speaking as a hemi-hemi-Austrian, I was crushed when, as a child, I discovered my Grandmother's family had come from the one without the kangaroos. Despite their marsupial deprivations not to mention the extreme lack of monotremes, the Austrian iPhone launch is due to kick off tomorrow, the 14th of March with an 8GB iPhone selling for €399 and 16GB for €499. (Google monetary conversion tells me this is "Like Way Expensive", aka starting at $615.) T-Mobile will offer two talk plans, a basic and a "Supreme" plan (possibly called a "Royal with Cheese" in France). The plans include just 3GB data, which according to our loyal readers should last about 17 days of normal use -- so go easy on the YouTube videos unless your Konditorei has free WiFi.
A big old Danke to Ranier Perl.
Update: Who knew?
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sheesh... would you stop whining about not having the iphone in canada already... half of europe (eastern to be specific) does not even have itms.
March 14 2008 at 3:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyrofl guys this is so funny :")
i know people who have had an iphone here (in Austria) since the end of december and even i was thinking about buying one from a shop in mid january.. and no none of them are unlocked or anything.. so i dont see how this is really news? :x
I need two in Australia - and not the iPhones I can buy @ Sydney China town -- the real deal... The only good news is that if I wait long enough I'll get the iPhone-2 or would that be the iPhone-3g
Please are buying thousands of phones a day and Apple are just loosing business with out product in the shops.
Please are buying
Sorry thats (People) *^@^$%&$%
You do know it;s "Royale with Cheese," right?
March 13 2008 at 10:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyVery disappointing post. I glanced at the screen and thought I read "Australia" and saw the word "kangaroos". Imagine my disappointment when I actually read the post and discovered it was Austria.
It's so confusing being an Autralian! Not only do people think we're somewhere in Europe, but having the British Flag in the AustrALian flag makes people think we're still part of Britain!
Come on Apple, we know you meant to send the iPhone to Australia before Austria and the UK. Tell someone in marketing where we are!
+1 for "konditorei." :-)
March 13 2008 at 7:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAustria has the iPhone now?
WTF?
When will Canada get it? I'm thinking of tossing Apple!
the konditorei-part is fun.
think of starbucks-like cafes without the cosy furniture, young people and a very different colourconcept, then you get this:
www.aida.at
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aida_(caf%C3%A9)
i hope apple won't have a wlan-deal with them...
Erica-wow... you amaze me. I think its so cool that you're a programming geek with a great sense of humor. Keep up the fun posts!
March 13 2008 at 6:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyNik, as an Austrian I can assure you that there actually is some sort of justice being done in one way or the other: we don't have even one single Apple store here in Austria!
That being said: congrats to your new Apple store in Sydney and all the best to all your kangaroos down there :-)
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