Rumors about Telefonica having an Europe-wide exclusivity have surfaced multiple times in the past – and it looks like they were spot-on at least for the UK.
The Guardian (a very popular UK magazine) reports the following on its web site:
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O2 already has an exclusive deal with Apple to stock the iPhone and grabbing the Palm Pre is likely to further cement its position as the UK’s largest mobile phone network. Reports of a tie-up between Palm and O2 first appeared in May and Carphone Warehouse is also expected to stock the Pre.
O2 is believed to have seen off fierce competition for the device from Orange, which it also beat to the iPhone at the last minute.
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As of now, the carrier has neither confirmed nor denied this – let’s see how it all plays out…
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Newspaper, not magazine.