Russin mobile companies dropping iphones for Windows 8 phones

[bobenhaus]

High subsides is starting to hurt Apple.

http://9to5mac.com/2013/07/12/carrier-beeline-becomes-third-russian-carrier-to-drop-iphone/

http://www.neowin.net/news/russias-largest-carrier-backs-windows-phone-after-ditching-iphone

 

[cynics]

No surprise.

I'd be curious to see how much they subsidize a phone there and what their rates are.

It might be unrealistic for them to do what other carriers do depending on their rates.

I imagine you could still buy off contract and use on those carries networks now that the Russian Apple store is available.