Apple vs. Rogers
This is the sort of fight I love to see. From AppleInsider, as seen on TechCrunch and TUAW, Apple isn’t selling the iPhone in their Canadian retail stores.
For its part, Rogers in official statements has attempted to justify the cost of its service and data plans by arguing that the “majority” of international iPhone carriers have capped data. As such, a spokesperson said Rogers believes its plans to be better than those of Orange France, for example, which include a 500MB ‘reasonable use’ limit versus the 2GB maximum on the top-tier Canadian iPhone plan that fetches $115 per month.
Maybe Apple is more irritated with the “strive for mediocrity” attitude. Or maybe Apple isn’t selling iPhones in their retail stores anywhere except the U.S., and this is all a bunch of fuss over nothing.
Either way, the bad press for Rogers is amusing and well-deserved.