Web site Appleinsider is reporting today that during a private conference call late Monday evening Apple said that their retail stores in Canada would not be assisting Rogers with sales of the soon to be released 3G iPhone. In addition there are unconfirmed reports that Rogers stores may get as few as 10-20 phones per store – which could create shortages. This decision has reportedly been made due to Apple’s unhappiness with the poor service offerings from Rogers (aka high rates). Word of Apple’s discontent with Rogers started to leak out on blog site Smithereens over the weekend. According to Appleinsider:
Calls to Canadian Apple retail stores early Tuesday confirmed the move once over. Although the majority of the of stores contacted by AppleInsider said they were still unsure whether they’d be selling the new iPhone, one representative ultimately confirmed that Rogers and its partner stores will be the only place to buy iPhone 3G come Friday. Canadian Apple retail stores will, however, have demo units on hand the same day.
