Poor iPhone 5C sales could mean higher prices for everyone. Even if you don't own an iPhone 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11...s_and_tax_you/

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“Apple's terms include rigid and non-negotiable purchase commitments which commit an operator to making a given number of sales of a forthcoming Apple handset, typically without even seeing the handset first. Apple does not give the operator a choice of refunds or returns. If an operator doesn't make the sales target then they must swallow the difference. Mobile subscribers ultimately pay for the unsold iPhones. Apple not only specifies how much subsidy an operator should provide but also demands that no rival can exceed the iPhone subsidy.
Samsung has attempted to copy some aspects. "The deals for the Galaxy S4 were almost as restrictive as Apple's," one source said. "But Samsung has a range of phones, and operators had choices."”
“Apple's terms include rigid and non-negotiable purchase commitments which commit an operator to making a given number of sales of a forthcoming Apple handset, typically without even seeing the handset first. Apple does not give the operator a choice of refunds or returns. If an operator doesn't make the sales target then they must swallow the difference. Mobile subscribers ultimately pay for the unsold iPhones. Apple not only specifies how much subsidy an operator should provide but also demands that no rival can exceed the iPhone subsidy.
Samsung has attempted to copy some aspects. "The deals for the Galaxy S4 were almost as restrictive as Apple's," one source said. "But Samsung has a range of phones, and operators had choices."”
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11...s_and_tax_you/




