Jeff Campbell
11-25-2009, 07:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/25/apples_iphone_to_be_sold_by_largest_u_k_retailer_tesco.html' target='_blank'>http://www.appleinsider.com/article...iler_tesco.html</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Tesco, the largest chain of stores in the U.K., announced Wednesday it will soon sell Apple's iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS for use through the O2 network. Tesco Mobile, the retailer's mobile virtual network operator, will "shortly introduce" the iPhone at Tesco Phone Shops in the U.K. The handset will also be available online through Tesco Direct."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1259160111.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>This is a joint venture, between <a href="http://direct.tesco.com/p/inc/specials/iphone/" target="_blank">Tesco</a> and <a href="http://www.o2.co.uk/" target="_blank">O2</a>, phone stores within the Tesco store, with branded Tesco phones on the O2 network that will also be pay-as-you-go iPhones. They plan on having over 100 of these phone shops by the end of this year. So the speculation is that this is a precursor to an Apple dedicated section, like they have in some of the Best Buy and Wal-Mart stores? What are your thoughts? </p>