Australia to get Xperia X1 late

Sony Ericsson has announced its global release schedule for the highly anticipated Xperia X1 smartphone, beginning with the UK, Germany and Switzerland on 30 September, but Australia will not see the X1 until at least three months later.

The statement from Sony Ericsson indicates that the X1 will also be released in selected Asia Pacific countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Taiwan, shortly after in the fourth quarter of 2008. Australians will not see a local release of the phone until the first quarter of 2009.

A spokesperson for Sony Ericsson said that the Q1 release schedule for Australia was in line with the company's original expectations, but could not comment on why Australia would have to wait.

The Xperia X1 is Sony Ericsson's first attempt at manufacturing a business-focused mobile phone running Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system. Early details of the phone's specifications suggested a full-featured smartphone to rival the likes of established smartphone brands like BlackBerry and HTC's Touch series. The X1 also features a high resolution touchscreen colour display similar to Apple's iPhone 3G.

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Are we are being left behind?

There is an amazing array of gee wizz technology we never get to see in Australia. It reaches us months & years, if at all, after it's been available overseas, or we have to buy it on the Net or travel o/s to buy it.

Are our telecommunications systems so odd ball or unique, due to our monopoly telco who dictates unacceptable technical specifications for our small population. Why does almost everything connected to our telecomms network have to be non-standard. Our 3G phones, our Broadband routers are just 2 examples.

Our best scientist & engineers leave us for greener fields overseas.

Products designed in Australia never get to see the light of day,..here so they're peddled overseas.

All our IT & high tech mostly comes from o/s.
We manufacture little or nothing original here!
WE once had a strong & vibrant manufacturing industry. The empty factories are a testament to the failure of our leaders to think positively.

It's a growing trend.

Are we 2nd class citizens of the world now?....WHY?

Are we becoming a banana republic, as predicted by our Ex PM Paul Keating?

Keith StylesKeith Styles September 15th, 2008
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In March 2006, I browsed GSMArena.com and found a Mobile I fell in love with; SE W960i.... Guess when I got to buy it in Australia??? End of March 2007!!! WTF... who the hell do SOny Ericsson and the stupid carrier's Australia think they are?? We have one the strongest economies in the world..stronger than the US it seems, since they going through their meltdown.. We should get this phone for christmas at least... You Suck SE, I have been a loyal supporter for a long time, hopefully X1 will be my 11th E/SE phone... give us what we want..

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