The guys in stripes get all the breaks. Besides the Eiffel tower, they sip the best wines. They cut the best beef. 
They savor the best creme brulee. They even smooch the hottest women on earth. Yesiree, the French have it good and things are going to get even better as Orange announced that the French will now enjoy cheaper iPhones due to Orange’s iPhone exclusivity being brought to an end sometime first quarter this year.
So what do companies without exclusivity do? They wage price wars, that’s what. Orange plans to slash prices of its 16GB iPhone 3GS to a mere €59 from €149, while the iPhone 3G 8GB is going at a basement price of €19. Suave Frenchmen out to impress who want flahs the iPhone 3GS 32GB will still have to fork ot a rather hefty €169, making the 16GB model a more viable option. After all, their dates won’t be able to espy the gigabyte rating on their phones. All they’ll see is the 3Gs screen. Still enough to impress!
Any catches? Each purchase still demands acquiescence to Origami Star contract that starts from €40.90 monthly. Sounds small, but that piles up. Before you know it, locked into a plan like that makes it seem like you paid full price for the iphone!
By the way… are their any real alternatives to the iphone that I should know about?
