Major blow for Hero in the UK

[Pottsy]

Because you can now buy an iPhone on the Orange network. And the OP assumption seems to be that iPhone >>> Hero.

No, because Orange were really pushing the Hero (because they had no iPhone), and people would walk into the shop asking for an iPhone. So they tried to sell a Hero. Now they will just sell the iPhone.

And no also, I prefer the Hero, which is why I have one and not an iPhone.

 

[CitizenErazed]

I doubt the costs on Orange/Vodafone will be much, if any, different to the costs on O2 - apple are very strict about how you sell their devices, not to mention the operators are taking a hefty blow up front on the handset (