Cannot say for neighboring countries, but all phones purchased(with or without contract) in Singapore are unlocked.

My iPhone 3GS has been unlocked(as for as for carriers) from the moment I unboxed it. Haven't jailbroken it tho... Not a priority for me at least :P

You haven't been to South-east asia have you... Apple resellers are just about everywhere Its hard to find someone who doesn't have an iPhone and its common for someone to own an iPad. elderly cleaning ladies own iPhones here.

For note, the iPad had 256mb of RAM and the iPad 2 is has 512mb. The same as the iPhone 4

or until a group of companies sue aka government sues and has Apple broken up.

Even so, they still pay less taxes than people in the US... When was the last time the US government gave anything to it's people? Yet the US has a higher tax rate than most countries, even countries where everything is provided.

Not denying that some buy Apple as a status thing, but this is far from the majority. Some do it out of Microsoft hate and they find Linux complicated. Some do it out of brand loyality(still sort idiotic but its not out of fashion.) I also personally like OSX because it is basically Unix and it has all the software I need released on it already. And in all honesty, the price isn't that much different if you compare everything and not just the processor and hard-drive size.

Just wait, the Chinese will be creating "bootleg" versions of the current IPad on Mars before the US can even get a good moon colony started... at least that is the way it is seeming now

I might get myself tarred and feathered for it... but yeh, its better than bacon, vegetarian bacon is some of the best stuff on earth cooked/uncooked

People were saying the same thing about Apple and the PowerPC.

Don't buy a smart phone? I think they are SERIOUSLY hurting themselves here in the long run.

To help with their damaged PR due mainly to the media. Its why they ignored it so long until the media drums became too loud, because, its a non-issue. Seems like everyone I know owns an iphone 4, living in places from Singapore to remote locations in Arkansas, and no-one has any issue with the antenna.

The fact that they won says there was evidence to suggest otherwise.

Just because you have the right of way doesn't mean you should take it. Common sense and consideration for other people should at least play some part.

Then you must really hate Oracle