The answer my friend is Germany. Yes T-Mobile in Germany are only charging 1 Euro if you opt for their top of the range mobile phone contract deals. Even if you choose one of T-Mobiles cheap mobile phone deals you can buy the latest Apple 3G i-phone for less than £75.

Apple do seem to be having problems with their distribution strategy, how long will they leave exclusive supply to 02 in the UK? will the hackers and box breakers be able to unlock the 3G version of the Apple i-phone? which would make it available in the UK on the GSM networks, Vodafone and 02.

Steve Jobs speaking at the launch said that Apple as well as wanting to sell millions of the i-phone to the fashion conscious mobile phone user would be targeting corporate customers, is this not a difficult message to take to market. Attacking the corporate market will put them in direct competion with Research in Motion the makers of the Blackberry who at present dominate the smartphone market.

The launch on July the 11th in the UK should see the start of a full scale war between the leading smartphone manufacturers such as Nokia, Samsung, LG,HTC and Blackberry; the outright winner can only be the consumer