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Who would have thought the always cautious Jean-Claude Trichet capable of launching such a stir in Europe? Five months after the end of his term as European Central Bank (ECB), the Governor, who found himself back on Thursday a prestigious award in Germany for the title of his contribution to European unification ", took the opportunity to deliver a will in the form of scathing: "Would it be too bold an economic standpoint, a single market, single currency and a single central bank, to consider a finance minister of the Union?" A proposal which requires no more or less, to revise the European Treaties … This hypothetical finance minister, seen by Jean-Claude Trichet, should ensure that each Member State's compliance with fiscal rules and competitiveness criteria dictated by Europe . And if this is not the case, it would have means of intervention.In short, what elicit strong reactions from Member States, always jealous of their sovereignty. However, the governor insists that wiped the plaster of the single currency, "interdependence means that countries do not have full internal facto authority. They may experience crises caused entirely by the adverse economic policies pursued by others. " Clearly, the worst loss of sovereignty is not accountable to a European authority, but to see its economy to its knees because of the excesses of its neighbors, such as Portugal just made the bitter experience business card.

A veto

The Greek debacle – Jean-Claude Trichet was careful not to comment directly – is at the heart of his argument. How to avoid crises in the euro area? With more monitoring. But also how to manage them when they erupt? Much more proactive."In the current scheme, all decisions remain in the hands of the country concerned", said the central banker, hoping to capitalize on annoyance with the efforts judged inadequate in Athens.

In the future, he advocated a policy in two steps to help struggling countries. "At first, it is justified to offer financial assistance in the context of a strong adjustment program. It is appropriate to give countries the opportunity to redress the balance for themselves and restore stability. "But if that does not work, the Governor argues for a direct influence of Frankfurt and Brussels."One might imagine that the European authorities have a right to veto certain decisions of economic policies." Of the major tax expenditures, for example. In short, if in Aachen, Jean-Claude Trichet cited bulk Erasmus, Victor Hugo and Kant, it was the accent of Martin Luther King that animated: after eight years at the ECB, the Europhile could have concluded " I have a dream "…

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The RSA is still too much to summarize for the assistantship. This is the opinion of the UMP on the social benefit created in late 2008 to replace the RMI. A member of the majority – Peter Lang – early April has filed a bill to require their recipients to perform twenty hours of community service per week. Right about the club's social ex-Secretary of State for Employment Laurent Wauquiez, he is preparing to request a return for five hours per week.

Recognizing this, the Head of State asked Marc-Philippe Daubresse, deputy secretary general of the UMP him "to make proposals to improve and upgrade the RSA, including its component insertion. That's why Martin Hirsch, the "father" of the RIAA, wrote to the former Minister for Active Solidarity letter – that Le Figaro was procured – to inform him of his "reform possibilities."He also said "available" to the convention that the UMP will devote to this subject in June and hopes to "be invited".

The former High Commissioner suggests to integrate RSA's earned income tax, "as expensive, ineffective, inequitable and diluted." One option discarded in 2008 that would "refocus budgetary resources on those who need it most." The president of the Civic Service Agency also proposes to revise the "slope" of the RSA (rate of income related to the resumption of employment that recipients are sure to keep). Set at 62%, he suggested the move to 70% for the RSA is "more incentive to work."This option was not selected in 2008 because of its cost ($ 3 billion, twice the budget approved) and the opposition of the Ministry of Employment.

"False good idea"

To increase the number of beneficiaries of the "RSA activity" (extra income for working poor) has reached in two years that 40% of its target (670,000 households), the former boss of Emmaus proposes to pay The RSA once a year. "A person would not file quarterly for 40 euros per month could ask the same time it made its return all the RSA which it could claim the title of the year, or 500 euros "says Martin Hirsch.

It encourages governments to "re-information campaigns, pointing that it is" rare and unusual "that a new benefit does not give rise to regular campaigns.And calls of "systematically provide a single integration contract" for recipients and above all to punish the double rejection. "This will help determine in what cases are the recipients who refuse a contract and helped when it comes to a lack of offers," he justified.

Martin Hirsch also reconsiders the "false good idea" to request a free exchange. "If we want to take five hours per week of activity to any recipient, then they must pay the minimum wage, or about 100 euros net gain", the only assumption that "do not turn your back to frontally work more to earn more .He blames the failure of the last RSA Young (8000 recipient, cons 16,000 expected) at Bercy, who made "a very inflated forecasts, for pushing the eligibility criteria strictest possible" and calls on the government to relax .

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Nespresso, a subsidiary of Nestlé and its competitors are desperate to defend their respective pods. The Swiss Ethical Coffee Company (ECC), the most virulent opponent of Nespresso, and just get the bailiffs seized by the group of several machines in the famous store on the Champs Elysees. This operation, conducted last March 10, also held at the headquarters of Nespresso in Paris at the premises of Magimix at Vincennes, and the headquarters and in local group Seb.

Jean-Paul Gaillard, founder of ECC had preemptively filed patents at the launch of his company in 2009, should "change its Nespresso machines to prevent the use of ECC pods. He now feels that "some technical solutions adopted recently by the Nestlé group could violate some patents.Hence the entry for infringement.

Nestlé confirms the arrival of bailiffs but scans the charges. "It denies all allegations of patent infringement, annoyed the Director General of Nespresso France, Arnaud Deschamps. It permanently alters our machines, our extraction systems to improve the quality of our products, "he says, which does not mean that these changes are aimed to" block a particular competitor. " According to him, he is simply "that their capsules are not compatible."

Complaints against complaint

This latest episode demonstrates the escalating legal, begun in 2010 by Nestlé. Last year, the group assigned to counterfeit the French Casino, supplied by ECC and the American giant Sara Lee with its pod Gold and Swiss discounter Denner, who sells caps stores.A few days ago, at the request of Nestle, the Paris Tribunal has to take 50 capsules of ECC for "patent infringement of the Nespresso system.

Nestle has already suffered two setbacks. The Commercial Court of Zurich and one in St. Gallen dismissed in February and early March the group's complaints in the case Denner. In the daily newspaper of Fribourg, Liberty, Pascal Hottinger, director of Nespresso Switzerland, announces the filing of an appeal to "continue the defense of its intellectual property."

These words were echoes those made by Richard Girardot, director of Nespresso in the Geneva daily Le Temps payday advance. "We are convinced of our good faith," he explained. We conduct different actions against each of them. We do not have all attacked in the same way or on the same subjects. "

Nestlé still live in the 50s "

Search the protection seems to turn an obsession for Nestlé. Nespresso will face the expiration of several key patents in 2012. The group ensures that despite this pressure, no modification of machinery to block the competition is on the agenda. "The option exists. But currently it is not our position. We are not defensive. Our company is focused on innovation and offensive. That is our primary concern today, well beyond issues of patents, "said Richard Girardot.

But Jean-Paul Gaillard, head of the TTC, do not believe in these promises. Interviewed by Swiss television, he does not mince words with respect to a company he headed from 1989 though 1997. Nespresso he accuses of "espionage" and believes that the group is seeking by every means to "preserve its monopoly.What makes me think that Nestle is still alive in the '50s. "

A market too juicy

Verbal exchanges may still be lively among competitors at the height of their respective ambitions. On the one hand, ECC promises to enter the Swiss market in September 2011. "We sold 50 million pods in 2010 and we are aiming between 700 and 800 million capsules in 2011, including about 400 in France. The rest should be sold in Switzerland and Germany, "says Jean-Paul Gaillard. On the other, Nestle wants to spend $ 215 shopping late 2010 to around 250 in late 2011.

Nespresso is to remain a leader in a market growing at 20% in one year, which represents slightly less than 3% of Nestlé's revenue last year with 3 billion Swiss francs (2.3 billion euros) in turnover business gained.The mission will be difficult: early January, United Coffee, announced his intention to go further than the pods by manufacturing machines identical to his.

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The stage at Brussels was not to last as long. Friday night, two Thalys from Amsterdam to Paris and were forced to spend the night at the stop at Brussels Midi station, registering a total delay of about 14 hours on their arrival in Paris on Saturday morning.

The origin of this disruption, a technical default on the first train left at 6:16 p.m. Friday in Amsterdam. To remedy this, the train is coupled to a second train has left the Venice of the North one hour later.The operation takes a long time, so much so that the arrival of two trains in Brussels to 23 hours, it is too late to pursue the road: "The network of high speed rail network in France (RFF) was already closed at night for maintenance, "said a spokesman for Thalys, Patricia Baars.

"We tried everything, but it was not possible to make the trains run outside the operating hours of commercial network," French said the representative of the rail consortium.

Not enough room at the hotel

And the trouble does not stop there. As it is too late to implement an alternative system of transportation by bus, according to Patricia Baars, passengers are forced to spend the night there.But again, a new obstacle: "It was not possible to find hotels in the immediate vicinity of the Brussels-Midi station to house some 400 people," says Patricia Baars.

Some passengers decide to leave to go and look for a hotel in downtown Brussels, at their expense. The approximately 250 remaining up for the night. "They received a meal and hot drinks. The train was heated, and watched the train, "said Patricia Baars figaro.fr.

Not really a version shared by Marta Ayala, 38, transient. Station in Brussels, "everyone left the train. Workers, drivers, everyone is gone. Without telling us anything, "she testified. "The passengers left the train to get information. There was nobody on the docks. Thalys offices were closed, "she added, pointing to photos taken in the night.

"Around 0:15, the security personnel were brought boxes of food. Still no explanation. Then at 6:30 this morning, we were told to change trains, "she adds angrily. "I paid 200 euros, just the casual, the service terrible."

Thalys says that all passengers will be reimbursed for their tickets, and any other compensation – for nights hotels, missed connections – will be considered on a case by case basis.

Both trains were eventually depart at 6:40 Saturday morning, arriving with a delay of 14 hours for the first Thalys 6:16 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. respectively. This is roughly equivalent to that recorded by the drill nuitStrasbourg Port Bou / Nice, who had accumulated a series of incidents during the night of December 26 to 27.

"All long-term unemployed should be received within three months to receive either skills training or employment." In passing this sentence Thursday night at the show "French Song" on TF1, Nicolas Sarkozy launched a new battle against unemployment, while there were in France, 31 December, between 2.72 and 4.05 million unemployed by their category. Be between 80,100 and 202,500 from a year earlier.

At the employment center, the message was heard. An ambitious plan is implemented. "We're working on for several weeks with the team of Xavier Bertrand (Labour Minister, Ed)," said Le Parisien's entourage Christian Charpy, the CEO of employment center. The newspaper said 680,000 people registered for over a year unemployed in category A will be called for interview "physical" from the month of March.The agents try to determine what monitoring will be most suitable for each person. For now, however, the long-term unemployed registered in the other classes (B, C, D. ..) are not affected by this initiative. "Most are already in training or employment," says employment center.

The year 2010 has been an annus horribilis for the job. And December data, published recently, will not grow much for optimism. With increases in the number of jobseekers registered 27,100 in Class A and 32,600 in ABC (including the unemployed who worked more or less than 78 hours in the month), December has been one of the worst months of the 2010 paperless payday loans.As the number of long-term unemployed, he continued his surge: + 18.1% in twelve months for the unemployed for over three years and 38.5% for those with two years of unemployment.

The resurgence of subsidized contracts

It is within this context that the morose president said Thursday that the government would generate an additional EUR 500 million in the budget for the job to fight against the long-term unemployment and promote early learning. "We will mobilize all our forces" for the job, said the head of state. "Growth has returned, the signs are encouraging, it will work."

In addition to strengthening the support for employment center, the government decided to reopen the valves assisted contracts.Xavier Bertrand has said in an interview with Le Figaro on Friday funding 50,000 new subsidized contracts, while 390,000 already budgeted for 2011. "We will also ask departments to finance contracts with the State 60,000 more flights to the beneficiaries of the RSA," said Minister of Labour. "This fits perfectly with our desire to promote the value of work. Better to pay a salary as an allowance. "

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The trend remains fragile on Friday on the European stock exchanges. In Paris the CAC 40 has remained in limbo (-0.30% to 3964.84 points) yesterday, Thursday. But this Friday, the index gained height in early trade: 0.46% to 3983.06 points. An increase that continued in the morning: at about 10:30, the index rose 0.66% to 3990 points.

Factor supporting this day, the morale of French manufacturers, which continued its gradual rise in January, with a sharp jump of six points from the previous month to 108 points, the sentiment index of all the winning business it a point to 106 points, Insee said Friday.

And above all, good news from Germany has added to the heart of balsam investors.The barometer of the Ifo business climate, leading confidence index in Germany has reached a new record in January at 110.3 points against 109.8 points in December.

This morning, Asian stock markets overall declined sustained change, and yesterday afternoon, Wall Street has ended at equilibrium, as investors opted for caution amid speculation about new Chinese measures to prevent overheating of the second world economy .

The appointment on Friday, the monthly business survey in industry and services by INSEE. Then 10 hours, the German Ifo index will be monitored.

On the foreign exchange market, the euro is trading above $ 1.35 on Friday. The euro has gained strength this week against a background of successful bond issued by European countries like Spain and Greece.In front, the dollar depreciated while Barack Obama has welcomed Tuesday its Chinese counterpart and called for yuan appreciation.

Sanofi-Aventis is expected to extend its offer for Genzyme

The offer expires on Genzyme Friday 21 January.

Vivendi balance to 21.56 euro Judgement of the Criminal Court of Paris in the trial of Jean-Marie Messier.

Renault: 0.75% to 47.22 euros The three executives in question have filed a complaint and will vigorously defend. The doubt settles. The CEO of Renault will speak Sunday evening.

Kaufman & Broad: 0.62% to 24.40 euros The group announced on Thursday night have returned to profitability in 2010 and 21% had reduced its debt after a year marked by an upturn commercial my credit score.

Somfy: 1.57% to 185.90 euros The shutters specialist announced a revenue increase of 12.1% for its fiscal 2010 to 852.6 million euros. Sales have benefited from buoyant activity in Germany, Central Europe and East and France. They have offset lower sales in Northern Europe.

Damartex: -3.40% to 23.04 euros The apparel retailer reported Thursday evening sales up 3.8% in the first half of its fiscal year 2010-2011, 385.3 million euros.The group, which owns the brand Damart, has not made a forecast for the coming quarters.

Schneider Electric (+1% to 111.10 euros) on Thursday confirmed the closure of its plant in St. Pryvé St. Memin (Loiret) managed by one of its subsidiaries.

Air France-KLM The company goes from 1.84% to 13.56 euros after posting seven consecutive sessions of decline with a drop of more than 4% Thursday evening after closing the warning on the results of EasyJet yesterday.

Scor (balance) announced Thursday it had successfully placed 400 million Swiss francs of perpetual subordinated securities.

CGG Veritas (1.49% to 24.41 euros) announced that it has finally issued 360 million euros in convertible bonds after exercising the over-allotment option.The group had initially planned to issue 315 million euros.

APRR: +0.10% to 51.38 euros The motorway company has reported a traffic increase of 1.3% in the fourth quarter, offsetting heavy traffic traffic light vehicles affected by snowfall and shortages of gasoline in the early fall.

Compagnie des Alpes The leisure group said sales growth of 1.41% in the first quarter of its fiscal year 2010-2011 supported by a good attendance of its ski areas through early snowfall observed in late 2010.

Veolia Environnement Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault, the holding of the Dassault family, announced December 31, 2010 hold at 5.37% of share capital and voting rights of society in environmental services.

Cegid reported Tuesday a turnover up 0.4% for 2010 and expects a net profit increase for its entire fiscal year.

Technip announced Friday it had won a contract refinery in Bulgaria worth 70 million euros.

Febrile very end of this year, Asian stock markets turn from green to red on Tuesday. Markets, which react further to higher Chinese interest rates are not reassured by the direction chosen by Wall Street. The U.S. stock market, which reopened its doors yesterday (under snow) after an extended weekend, has taken the quotations on a very mixed.

Moreover, markets are following the trend driven by the Tokyo Stock Exchange. And it is not good: at the close, the Nikkei lost 0.61% to 10,292.63 points while the broader Topix index dropped 0.20% to 902.83 points. All in a trading volume remains low, with barely 1 billion shares traded.

The Japanese stock market has welcomed into doubt the flurry of macroeconomic statistics published in the morning.First, the unemployment rate in the archipelago has stagnated at 5.1% of the workforce in November, unchanged from October, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Then, retail sales rose 1.3% year on year in November, recording their tenth increase in 11 months. The rebound in sales of food products and appliances offset the fall in car purchases. From his side, industrial production rose 1% in November (first increase month on month in six months), a figure in line with expectations. In contrast, consumption of Japanese households fell 0.4% in November over a year while economists were expecting a small increase.

Hong Kong takes in the red

At this news have been grafted in doubt following the opening of the Chinese stock exchanges.While Shanghai welcomed without panic rising interest rates, the reaction of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, closed for Christmas, was more negative payday loans for self employed. The Hang Seng Composite lost 0.94%, taking with him the Shanghai Composite, which fell by 1.20%.

The other exchanges can only follow the movement: the Korean KOSDAQ loose 0.09%, the S & P lost 0.45% Australian. Only the Indian Sensex keeps head above water (+0.13%).

"Investors have protected their profits when values fell in Shanghai last night. They did not buy more with the uncertainty about Chinese values, "said Kazuhiro Takahashi of Daiwa Capital Market.

The increased gross

Crude prices were up Tuesday in electronic trading in Asia, while North America is swept by a cold snap, according to analysts.In morning trading, a barrel of light sweet crude for February delivery took 24 cents to 91.24 dollars. One of Brent North Sea crude for February delivery gained 18 cents to 94.03 dollars.

Eastern Canada has been affected in turn on Monday by the snowstorm that hit the U.S. east coast with winds up to 150 km / h, which disrupted air traffic and caused power outages. The storm, which wreaked havoc on Sunday and Monday most of the East Coast of the United States was raging in the evening on the New Brunswick and eastern Quebec, where about twenty centimeters of snow had fallen. Accumulations of 50 cm was possible in some places until Tuesday morning.

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In the wake of the Asian and U.S. stock markets Wednesday on Thursday, the CAC 40 continues to catch up on 4000 points. Shortly before the mid-session, the index in Paris gained 1.18% to 3712.57 points.

At the London Stock Exchange, the FTSE-100 gained 0.88% to 5692.06 points. At the Stock Exchange Frankfurt, the DAX climbed 0.51% to 6901.38 points.

After the gain of 1.63% Friday, some investors might want to take profits. But the prospects of measures announced on Thursday (13:45) by the European Central Bank to support banks and shore up public finances should reassure them a bit more. Tuesday night, the president of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, had calmed the rising rate of interest on State debts.

S & P reported on the credit quality in France

On the macroeconomic front, the unemployment rate remained steady in the third quarter to 9.3% of the workforce in France and 9.7% with the overseas departments, according to figures released Thursday by the INSEE.

The rating agency Standard & Poor's is also presenting the macro and micro perspectives of the euro area for 2011. It will also review the credit quality in France in 9 hours when it should reaffirm that France "deserves its AAA rating," as she had said earlier this week, its president, Deven Sharma.

Large battery of indicators

For the euro area, producer prices in October (11:00) and the second estimate of GDP in the third quarter (11 hours) are scheduled.Overseas, investors will follow with attention the weekly claims for unemployment benefits (1430) and promises of home sales in October (16 hours).

Redemption Draka Nexans written in Brussels

On the podium of the largest increases in the CAC 40: Unibail-Rodamco (1.76% to 139.10 euros), Schneider Electric (1.39% to 112.75 euros) and Axa (1.31% to 11.57 euros).

Conversely, Cap Gemini (-0.86% to 32.41 euros), STMicroelectronics (-0.49% to 6.92 euros) and Essilor International (-0.49% to 48.18 euros) are largest declines the CAC 40.

Nexans: +0.60% to 54.08 euros

As for values, Nexans has written to the European Commission to draw his attention to the conditions of the bidding of the Chinese Xinmao on Draka, against which the European players are weakened by the risk EU fine against the industry cable, it said in a letter which Reuters obtained a copy credit score.

Neopost: -0.07% to 67.46 euros

Neopost said Wednesday sales rose 8.6% for its third quarter, supported by its operations in the United States, and raised its sales growth target for 2010.

BioMerieux: 68,82 EUR +0.10%

BioMerieux announced Wednesday the closure of the Portland United States, which will result in a charge of five million dollars (3.8 million) in its 2010 accounts.

Technip: 2.18% to 63.26 euros

Technip has signed a contract worth about 67.9 billion dinars (692 million) with the group public oil Algerian Sonatrach, to modernize the refinery of Algiers.

Hermes / LVMH: Adam enters the scene

Hermes: 1.62% to 160.25 euros, LVMH: 0.97% to 119.65 euros

In the conflict between Hermes to LVMH, the Association of Defence of Minority Shareholders (Adam) is seeking families in the majority of Hermes they are launching a takeover bid for the group. The heirs of the famous saddle must meet this Friday.

Rexel: 3.27% to 15.63 euros

Rexel has revised upwards its forecast 2010 with a annual turnover of approximately 11.9 billion euro (against 11.3 billion euros in 2009). EBITA margin should be close to 4.9% (against 4% in 2009).The group is also strengthening its operations in Switzerland, by acquiring a distributor of electrical supplies, Grossau, whose 2010 sales totaled approximately EUR 50 million.

Pierre & Vacances: -3.01% to € 51.50

The leisure group homes, Pierre & Vacances, announced Thursday a plan to reduce its costs, after posting a fall in net income of almost 83% over the year end in September, to 7.3 million.

Bouygues: +0.03% to 31.50 euros

Bouygues will release its third quarter to 17.45.

Wendel: 3.91% to 64.60 euros

Wendel, largest increase in DTH, is holding its annual meeting for the presentation of non-listed companies on the theme "Investing in high growth economies."

The management of Bank of Americaâ may be the need to worry. The revelations promised by the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, on "a major U.S. bank" could affect their property. The site manager specializing in information leakage had declared in October 2009, the magazine Computer World, he had "5 gigabytes of data from Bank of America, the hard drive of one of its leaders." Although it seems unlikely that these documents be released two years later, the speculation went well underway yesterday. And U.S. investors have deemed credible. Result: the title of suspected U.S. bank backed off over 3% Tuesday to close on Wall Street.

According to the founder of Wikileaks, the revelations would be worthy of those who led Enron.In an interview with Forbes magazine, Julian Assange said that "the shock wave will be the same. Violations of the law, unethical practices will be disclosed but also the functioning of the internal structures of decisions and the ethos of bankers … and it has an incredible value. "

Former hacker intends to denounce the "unethical practices" through the dissemination of thousands of incriminating documents. "We must be careful not to stick a label offenders to people before being quite sure, however, said the founder of the site.

In the name of transparency, Wikileaks intends to denounce the facts and encourage their shift. His publications on the war in Iraq or those on American diplomacy has already had repercussions worldwide. Remains whether the developer of embarrassing truths may also upset the world of finance.

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While Apple iPad promises to be "the" Christmas 2010, the multimedia tablet arrives in stores operator Orange.

Until now, customers could buy French on the web in Apple Stores, Fnac, Surcouf, some Carrefour, Leclerc and Casino between 600 and 800 euros.

With the grant from Orange, the price of the iPad 3G falls to 279 euros when purchased with a dedicated package, revealed Monday Stéphane Richard, CEO of France Telecom, Business on BFM.

Orange will offer two packages. One to 35 euros per month, with a commitment of 24 months including 2 GB / month, unlimited WiFi hotspots Orange, unlimited e-mails (including attachments) and unlimited WiFi access at Orange TV . It should offer a second package at 31 euros a month for 1 GBOrange customers will receive a 15% discount on these rates.

SFR and Bouygues in negotiations

Orange is the first operator in France to announce the marketing of the tablet. Not surprising because the French had so far been an excellent distribution channel for Apple iPhone with 3.25 million units sold (including 2.6 million in France), Orange is the second largest seller of the iPhone world behind the U.S. ATT. The French group still expects to sell one million iPhones for Christmas, including well over half in France. However, Orange does not reveal the amounts of iPad he managed to get from Apple.

Beside the iPad, Orange will also offer other tablets: the Samsung (Galaxy) for Christmas and later two other tablets, Huawei and Archos.

Its competitors SFR and Bouygues Telecom are themselves still in negotiations with the firm at the apple.If SFR also hopes to have the iPad for Christmas shopping, Bouygues Telecom does not think the market before 2011.

Because as always with Apple, negotiations are tough. "The demands are huge for Apple. It requires operators of sales volume commitments hallucinating. And also requires very high levels of subsidies, "says an analyst. Apple has not met its sales targets, so it now requires operators to help them. "

It will not be so simple for Apple to get rid of operators, although considering developing its own SIM card. "Whether the iPhone or iPad, if there was no grant of financial operators, Apple would sell a lot, lot less.So the balance of power between Apple and the operators are not quite as lopsided as you might think, "said Stéphane Richard.

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