Apple opening to all operators in all markets on iPhone?

News wrote:
> 4phun wrote:
>
>> Many businesses are buying 500 to several thousand
>> at a time for key employees.
>> It is a cheap way to keep them happy in tough times.
>>
>
> Any executive mesmerized by a shiny object deserves a job at the zoo
> -- in a cage.

My company said no to iPhones....

W4CSC wrote:
> On Jul 25, 2:31 pm, zwsdot...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Jul 25, 1:50 pm, Ron <roncliff...@peoplepc.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> What beats me is why the Apple Stores have signs that say "no
>>>> iPhones today" when I bought a gym iPod for my wife today and saw
>>>> they had a cupboard full of phones.
>>
>>> Not just Empty Boxes for Display?
>>
>> Doubt it, they were shrinkwrapped boxes in a locked cabinet (not
>> windowed doors, wooden doors) behind the counter. If they were for
>> display, why not display them?
>
> This is a very old retailing trick used to keep prices and demand
> artificially high by the drooling masses for a period of time.
>
> It's call a "hold back".....
>
> Smart Car USA is doing it now. There are no Smart Cars available from
> dealers in the USA.

Someone actually wants to buy a Smart Car???