Apple not pleased with Rogers

AppleInsider is reporting that Apple is none too pleased with Rogers iphone pricing packages. So much so that Apple has decided to not stock the iPhone in their corporate stores.

Apple, disgusted with Rogers Wireless for dumping egregious service plans on would-be iPhone 3G buyers, has decided that its Canadian retail stores will have no part in helping the carrier market the new handset to customers...

Blogs and postings on the 'net have slammed Rogers for their pricing models.

With packages starting at CDN $60 for just 400mb of data, and a mandatory 3 year contract, Canadians are so far, not impressed.

Petitions and open letters to Rogers management teams are popping up online. See here and here.

Having met Ted Rogers and had the pleasure of eating at his residence in tony Forest Hill, I can say this; Mr Rogers is no dummy. His son (Edward) though, is another matter. They've set these prices because they figure customers will pay it. This time though, they may be wrong.

Yes, the publicity of late hasn't been glowing.

Stay tuned.

Update: iPhone Atlas is now reporting that not only did Apple not plan to sell the iPhone in their corporate locations in Canada, but, they have/had no plans to sell them at any of their store outside the U.S.

The Apple/Rogers story continues, apparently.