



That's "the very thing the company was working so hard to prevent in late 2007 when the devices were being snapped up in large quantities to be unlocked and re-sold in overseas markets," says Fortune.
The new policy -- which applies to all U.S. Apple stores -- is similar to AT&T’s pricing plan that was revealed last week. Customers can buy iPhones without a contract at the full non-subsidized price of US$599 for a 8G iPhone and $699 for a 16G model (compared with $199 and $299 with a contract).
“Apple’s change in sales policy comes as the company is working to sell off remaining inventory to prepare for the upcoming launch of the new 2009 iPhone, expected to be released around the middle of June, possibly at the company’s similarly-timed Worldwide Developer Conference," reports AppleInsider.



