8/8/2008

Good day for iPhone Japan

iPhone Affects KDDI’s Net Subscription Growth
Fri, Aug 8 2008 4:42 PM – Nikkei News – Tech-On!
The number of new mobile phone subscriptions in Japan declined 21% year-on-year to 391,500 in July 2008…
…However, SoftBank Mobile, on the other hand, posted a favorable net growth (new subscriptions minus cancellations with MNP) of 52,000 subscriptions.”We believe our large net growth was an iPhone effect,” SoftBank Mobile’s PR Department said. …more…

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My previous post on August 6, 2008…

Odd day for iPhone in Japan

I see strange coincidences on the headline services all the time. Today [August 6th] for example, in the rather iPhone-hostile climate of Japan (see MSN Japan: You can probably find an iPhone there), I spotted the following back-to-back bad news for Japan’s exclusive iPhone provider, Softbank.

Kyodo News Headlines
Aug. 05 18:26 Softbank Mobile to cut minimum monthly fee on iPhone to 2,990 yen
——-and on the same page—
Softbank reports 22.9% fall in group net profit for April-June

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1. Coligny Says:
   August 9th, 2008 at 2:00 pm

   Told ya so…

2. Taro Says:
   August 9th, 2008 at 3:03 pm

   Coligny Proclaimed:
   August 6th, 2008 at 4:14 am e

   On this planet, some people are tools… The japanese are the whole toolcart…

   After seeing the penetration (kinda hardcore, no lube) of the IPod in the sony dictatorship, I have no phear for the IPhone…

   That don’t mean softbank are not a bunch of broken-arm loser… After all, just buying and changing the name of a failed company is not the real key to success. (also their commercial with the rubber and plastic blond actress who desperately try to look smart with an out of place phone stuck to her hear is starting to get rather old and I just saw it on big stickers in the metro, I really feel sorry for those having to watch it on TV)

   Coligny resident @sshole for 3Y now back to the studio…

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