iPhone did launch in India, big bloggers blogged about it, there was this “midnight launch” but hardly any queues outside iphone shops and the general public’s response can be termed as lukeward at best.
The biggest factor that has kept people away from this gadget is the price, priced at Rs.32,000 it is twice the amount it is being sold for in the US, and in today’s age of internet everyone is aware about it - and not too happy either.
I will conclude this post with a link on iPhone discussion on a popular indian forum titled Iphone feature lack.

Vodafone has today started taking pre-registration information for potential customers interested in iPhone through its website http://vodafone.in
Although the title and the feature scream out ‘iPhone 3G’, there is a disclaimer at the bottom of the pre-registration page saying “Currently compatible only with 2G networks. Only select features and services are currently available in India.”

In our next article, we will help you decide the new iPhone expected in India suits your needs or not.

Ok, so last week after the official Vodafone announcement we all thought that the confusion about who is going to launch iPhone in India is finally over.
Turns out that is far from the case, a Philippines based company has just announced the following in its press release:

Globe, SingTel, Bharti Airtel and Optus today announced that they have signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to the Philippines, Singapore, India, and Australia later this year.

More information will be released at a later date.

Also, reports have started coming in that Airtel has also issued a statement saying it plans to launch iPhones in India before the end of this year.

Whoa… so now Bharti Airtel is in the iPhone race too? Then what about the announcement by Vodafone? Are we also going the Italian way having two iPhone carriers?

If the two carriers story turns out to be the case, Indian consumers will have something to rejoice about as the competition between Vodafone and Airtel will keep monopolistic behavior at bay and subscribers can expect better deals.