fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | reply to milkerman
Re: milk it at&t said by milkerman :
Well if it works for them, why try to end it?
Why? that's being asked here... on BBR? Why? Because it's ANTI-CONSUMER to allow it to go on, just as is it for the Sunday NFL game package that DirecTV has a hold on.
The NFL is stupid for letting DirecTV have exclusive rights to it as there are more customers out there for them to have, that probably won't subscribe becuase either 1) They can't have a dish, or 2) won't go to DirecTV from Dish, uVerse, Cable, FiOS, etc. These idiots cut their own throat.
Also, the iPhone.. there are people that avoid AT&T like the plague.. I'm one of them. I HAVE an account with them but it's becuase work requires it. But, they get as little money as possible. My money goes to Sprint, well, it went to Nextel, but you know...
There are people that want to get the iPhone but are waiting for it to hit the network THEY chose to use.. so why limit? Apple would be fools to extend the contract for more time with AT&T. As it was said earlier, their 3G network isn't very robust like other providers. It's time these so-called "ultra premium" phones stop hailing themselves as some kind of god-like devices, stop screwing around, and start making real money on them by opening them up to the market.
And, quite honestly, if AT&T needs the iPhone SOOOOOO much, what does that say about their service? If the ONLY thing keeping a customer to AT&T is the iPhone, then maybe they need to start looking at other ways to keep their customer other than putting their eggs in apple's basket.. |
patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | Its better to shift the responsibility for sales to a 3rd party (Apple, DirecTV), and hold yourself blameless for bad results.
The money/profit you would make by just offering it to one party, will offset the extra volume you would push through at lower prices. Offer it to multiple 3rd parties and they will compete against each other on who can sell your product for less. |
