Published on 12/20/2007
"It is true that Mr. Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. and our president (Masao) Nakamura held a meeting," (NTT DoCoMo spokesman via Agence France-Presse)
But DoCoMo isn’t the only operator that Apple is talking to. Softbank Corp, the third largest operator in Japan, is also part of the talks, which is logical, if Apple wants to negotiate the best deal for their royalties.
Now it’s quasi-certain that the Japanese iPhone will launch in 2008, but two questions remain: which carrier? Will it be the upcoming 3G iPhone?