Comments on: Apple and Cingular are an unholy marriage. http://beastwith.in/2007/01/09/apple-and-cingular-are-an-unholy-marriage/ A mental brouhaha, est. 1996. Wed, 23 May 2012 05:31:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: What if Apple’s deal with AT&T is a sham? at mendax.org http://beastwith.in/2007/01/09/apple-and-cingular-are-an-unholy-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-293 What if Apple’s deal with AT&T is a sham? at mendax.org Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:45:18 +0000 http://mendax.org/?p=456#comment-293 <p>[...] Apple was making the iPhone a device to be exclusively used on AT&T’s shabby network, I was immediately agitated. Nonetheless, I figured that with a little geek ingenuity behind the problem, someone would hack [...]</p> [...] Apple was making the iPhone a device to be exclusively used on AT&T’s shabby network, I was immediately agitated. Nonetheless, I figured that with a little geek ingenuity behind the problem, someone would hack [...]

]]> By: Random thoughts on the iPhone. at mendax.org http://beastwith.in/2007/01/09/apple-and-cingular-are-an-unholy-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Random thoughts on the iPhone. at mendax.org Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:11:38 +0000 http://mendax.org/?p=456#comment-292 <p>[...] to hit 3G earlier than expected?Apple and Cingular are an unholy marriage.Two days until iPhone launch, and still no hacks.Your line is pointless.1984 strikes [...]</p> [...] to hit 3G earlier than expected?Apple and Cingular are an unholy marriage.Two days until iPhone launch, and still no hacks.Your line is pointless.1984 strikes [...]

]]> By: iPhone to hit 3G earlier than expected? at mendax.org http://beastwith.in/2007/01/09/apple-and-cingular-are-an-unholy-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-291 iPhone to hit 3G earlier than expected? at mendax.org Sun, 25 Feb 2007 23:06:26 +0000 http://mendax.org/?p=456#comment-291 <p>[...] posts Apple and Cingular are an unholy marriage.When two companies get together for exclusivity agreements, it takes freedom out of the consumer's [...]</p> [...] posts Apple and Cingular are an unholy marriage.When two companies get together for exclusivity agreements, it takes freedom out of the consumer’s [...]

]]> By: Maxator http://beastwith.in/2007/01/09/apple-and-cingular-are-an-unholy-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Maxator Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:47:44 +0000 http://mendax.org/?p=456#comment-290 <p>Exclusivity deals make babies cry. It hurts competition, limits consumer power, and slows progress. Shame on Apple for taking a payoff and sacrificing customer power. I'd thought they learned their lesson after the success of making Ipod open to Macs and PCs (open to all the computer market, not just Apple). I guess not.</p> <p>Ultimately Apple have only hurt themselves. They could have leapt into HUGE marketshare if they made the phone available for all carriers. Instead, they have limited their possible customer base to less than 30% of the U.S. market before a single phone is sold.</p> <p>Such a shame, I could have used a new toy but I will not leave Sprint, at least not until my agreement runs out until 2025. Damn Sprint rebate fine print. Until '25, I will just have to carry separate Ipods and Razrs.</p> Exclusivity deals make babies cry. It hurts competition, limits consumer power, and slows progress. Shame on Apple for taking a payoff and sacrificing customer power. I’d thought they learned their lesson after the success of making Ipod open to Macs and PCs (open to all the computer market, not just Apple). I guess not.

Ultimately Apple have only hurt themselves. They could have leapt into HUGE marketshare if they made the phone available for all carriers. Instead, they have limited their possible customer base to less than 30% of the U.S. market before a single phone is sold.

Such a shame, I could have used a new toy but I will not leave Sprint, at least not until my agreement runs out until 2025. Damn Sprint rebate fine print. Until ’25, I will just have to carry separate Ipods and Razrs.

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