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Re: Ugh!
To be fair, that's an old screen interface used on the old RAZR v3c and v3m. The newer devices use a more streamlined interface. Some of the newer phones also use Adobe Flash Lite The writer of this article decided to use an old interface image for some reason or another. Perhaps for the added drama effect?
I'm a T-Mobile user myself, but in all fairness, I'm not sure why anyone but the most hardcore mobile nerds get so aggravated over the choice of VZW's interfaces? Nobody forces nobody to use their service or phones.
I've never EVER have heard anyone in my family, on the street, at a club etc, ever complain about the interface their VZW phones use. But if I formed my opinion over internet boards like this one, I'd be inclined to think everyone was up in arms over it. Get over it already.
As an analyst, I see that VZW's profit margins are higher than AT&T Mobility or Sprint. I guess from a business perspective, locking down their handsets isn't a bad idea. I bet you if Sprint or AT&T could get away with following VZW's business model, they would. The truth is, they can't. Neither of them come close to the amount of postpaid retail net adds each quarter. AT&T's only saving grace is the large sum of prepaid/tracfone users they use to inflate their subscriber totals.
The only reason I don't use VZW is because T-Mobile works great where I need it and I can get the same services for about $ 35 less per month. I don't change my phones everyday so the phone freedom or phone swapping benefit with GSM is irrelevant to me as it is to most users.
In the end, I say buy what you want. Let your wallet speak for you. But don't demonize a product or service that obviously works well for millions and millions of people. If there is any indication of consumer happiness, VZW takes the cake survey after survey - poll after poll. They must be doing something right? Perhaps some of us are too nerdy to appreciate things for what they are and work ourselves up over stuff that isn't all that important? |
