I spent little time this weekend on iPhone and iPod Touch play the games, applications not realizing there you go my 1 hour. It is truth that ease to swallow… iPhone is addictive!! Or to be correct, iPhone applications that made this whole thing addictive. Unfortunately that is not mine (this post not coming this soon if I have one), but I wish that I’ll have one too. iPhone (and the app) is dang amusing!!

But, it’s odd, that good stuff hard to get . As we all aware off, iPhone won’t making its presence in Malaysia soon (or not at all), although it was speculated before that telcos such as Maxis & Celcom or even Digi are wooing Apple to be iPhone’s distributor sometime back. But no progress (and no comment from them too) since then. Our ‘smaller’ lucky neighbor has got taste of it… I’m wondering what makes this device available on certain countries and not in the other? Telcos or demand??

I have doubt if it would be due to the demand although I don’t have the figure.  iPhone can be seen being sold everywhere on the web. Just naming a few online marketplace that that you’re familiar, iPhone is available at eBay, Lelong, Mudah & Lowyat.net.

When iPhone first available here unofficially, it was ridicouly priced as much as over 3K. But thanks to demand & competetion, the price has slipped slightly lower. A quick check on Lelong which has the most iPhones, the Asia unlocked version is priced (quick grab price) as low as MYR2350 for 16GB. Pretty cheap right??

It is not a secret that Apple known to make a cut from telco’s profit from the iPhone. Iphone’s price is subsidized, but the potential buyer has to bear the cost with the contracts up to 2 years.  It is possible that the delay is caused by disagreement between 2 parties (Apple & telco) on the share and profit allocation between them.

The growing number of iPhone sales doesn’t mean ‘fat cheque’ for telcos. SingTel, which distributes the iPhone in Singapore, Australia, the Philippines and India, has lower profits because it was subsidising the device. Beside that, telcos must be assessing this iphone venture with more cautious, with the failure of iPhone business in India .It failed to appeal mobile phone users and penetrating the market dominated by Nokia although the main reason is lack of marketing effor by the Apple and its carrier partners, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone

If the deal with telcos failed to be finalized, Apple should favor seeling iPhone via its’s local Apple store, just like Apple Hong Kong store. As long as the price is lower than what grey market or ‘under water‘ offered and fully unlocked, Apple will have at least another fan in me.

I’ve no doubt about the creativeness of Malaysian to appeal for iPhone. Sign the petion online at petion.com. Say it loud, you want iPhone!!

Hope someone is listening and make the dream reality.