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IANAE, but surely total subscriber revenues != attractiveness of the market. Ridiculously high data rates, on the other hand…

Purchasing power parity (PPP) of:

Japan – $33,100
China – $7,700
Italy – $30,200
Spain – $27,400
Korea – $24,600
Brazil – $8,800
India – $3,800
Russia – $12,200
Mexico – $10,700
Canada – $35,600

thomas,
i think it doesn’t have anything to do with the size of the market.

the iPhone is a GSM phone, and only Fido and Rogers are able to support it. because it’s the same company, they have a monopoly in Canada. on the other hand, apple will only release the iphone in canada if a carrier is able to offer an unlimited data plan at a fair price.

in short, i don’t see the iphone coming here. until videotron comes (maybe), as i know they will choose GSM, and raise the competition, lower prices and makes the landscape more attractive to apple.

Thomas,
What is the source of the data that you present

Market size is the biggest reason apple isn’t here yet. There may be others, but market size is the key. #subscribers x ARPU and canada, or one GSM carrier within canada to be precise, is a small pie for Apple.

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