I sure that iPhone is not selling well in Europe, due to the obvious fact that Europeans are given an informed choice when picking a mobile telecom.

Why the iPhone doesn't have, at the very least, the same feature set as a Nokia N95 is beyond me.

In America, the land of free enterprise, the regulator (FCC) has acted to champion a few mega-corps, while ignoring their duty to the general public. In Europe, there is an actual Competition Minister, and even if the EU is not doing the best job possible, at least it frustrates the megalomaniacs in telecom.

The U.S. has no mechanism for ensuring competition. So we get cartels and vendor lock-in. Hooray for Liberty!

Steve Jobs announced there would be a 3G iPhone when he announced the edge version. The world has known about this for ages. 

Didn't you know?

So how is the iPhone doing in Europe, really? It seems to be a product primarily designed for a market which isn't very clued up about cell phones--such as the USA.