[Note:  At that price, I don't think that there is going to be as much love for the product over there as Steve thinks.  Here is Esme Vos of MuniWireless.com take on the announcement: <http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/2007/09/18/iphone-to-sell-for-539-in-uk/>.  DLH]

 

Apple to launch iPhone in UK on Nov. 9

Washington Post

By D’Arcy Doran

The Associated Press

 

Apple Inc.’s iPhone will go on sale in Britain on Nov. 9 have the O2 network as its exclusive carrier, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Tuesday.

 

The 8-gigabyte model will sell for $536 (269 pounds), Jobs said at a news conference in London.

 

“We can’t wait to let people here get their hands on it and see if they love it as much as we do,” Jobs said.

 

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/18/AR2007091800389_pf.html>