1 edit | Could this kill Verizon getting iPhone next year ? This action by Apple of defending AT&T vigorously could kill off any sale of the iPhone on Verizon next year. Verizon may not want anything to do with Apple. |
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 Steve BPremium
join:2004-08-02
Seattle, WA | Possibly. If it does, then let it happen. Apple is one company with one kind of phone. Android will eventually surpass them. Apple better watch it. |
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 B52GUNRKM 7D love and D3 NirvanaPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-06
Vallejo, CA | reply to fAcEtIOUs
Actually, by Verizon going after the iPhone in their Droid ads, Verizon could very well be killing Verizon getting the iPhone. Verizon (like Han Solo) did indeed fire first.
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | reply to Steve B
said by Steve B:Apple better watch it. Given Apple's growing fan base and Android's over-hyped, yet mediocre entrance into the market, I don't think Apple has much to worry about anytime soon. Having said that, I do think VZ will snag an iPhone if the financials can be worked out between the two companies. I don't think Apple's latest advertisements are that vigorous, nor do I think they'll drive VZ to shun Apple away. |
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 sapoCruising Down Memory LanePremium
join:2002-09-16
Sacramento, CA
kudos:1 | reply to fAcEtIOUs
Money talks, I doubt the big guys at each company will disregard the potential profits due to some ads.
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 CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | reply to openbox9
said by openbox9:said by Steve B:Apple better watch it. Given Apple's growing fan base and Android's over-hyped, yet mediocre entrance into the market, I don't think Apple has much to worry about anytime soon. Having said that, I do think VZ will snag an iPhone if the financials can be worked out between the two companies. I don't think Apple's latest advertisements are that vigorous, nor do I think they'll drive VZ to shun Apple away. Pfft, I love my android powered device! |
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| Me, too. I specifically chose it over the iPhone because it's more flexible (although not as pretty). iPhone is simpler, though, so it's going to have more mass market appeal... Android will do well with the "geek market." |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | said by puck0114:Me, too. I specifically chose it over the iPhone because it's more flexible (although not as pretty). iPhone is simpler, though, so it's going to have more mass market appeal... Android will do well with the "geek market." Which model did you get? I have the Samsung Moment. |
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 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by Cheese:said by puck0114:Me, too. I specifically chose it over the iPhone because it's more flexible (although not as pretty). iPhone is simpler, though, so it's going to have more mass market appeal... Android will do well with the "geek market." Which model did you get? I have the Samsung Moment. I have a Moto Droid (Android 2.0) and I also am really enjoying it.
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to B52GUNR
said by B52GUNR:Actually, by Verizon going after the iPhone in their Droid ads, Verizon could very well be killing Verizon getting the iPhone. Verizon (like Han Solo) did indeed fire first. Apple talked smack about Intel for years until they dropped the PowerPC in favor of it ... then talked smack about the PowerPC. They don't care, it's all about meeting their quarterly projections.
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AVonGaussPremium
join:2007-11-01
Boynton Beach, FL | reply to fAcEtIOUs
Its only been bloggers and/or self proclaimed industry analysts that have talked about the iPhone "going to Verizon". Neither Verizon or Apple as far as I have seen recently has publicly indicated they wanted to make a deal happen. A CDMA/EVDO version of the iPhone could happen, but so far it has not which in my opinion makes it less likely that it will. All those job postings that have helped fuel the rumors more than likely have to do with LTE rather than a CDMA/EVDO version of the iPhone. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | reply to Cheese
That doesn't change the market share that the iPhone dwarfs the android platforms with. |
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 badtripI heart the East BayPremium
join:2004-03-20
Albany, CA | reply to Steve B
said by Steve B:Possibly. If it does, then let it happen. Apple is one company with one kind of phone. Android will eventually surpass them. Apple better watch it. Apple makes shoddy hardware, AT&T has a shoddy network. Let them rot in bed together IMO.
Android is going to be where it's at in the foreseeable future. |
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badtripI heart the East BayPremium
join:2004-03-20
Albany, CA | reply to Matt
I have a "old school", first-gen G1 and I'm still happy as hell with it. |
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HTC Hero on Sprint... It's shallow, I know, but I really didn't like the style of the Droid and every Motorola I've had has fallen apart within a year. Plus, the Hero is getting the 2.0 upgrade once HTC updates their UI to deal with it... |
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said by fAcEtIOUs:This action by Apple of defending AT&T vigorously could kill off any sale of the iPhone on Verizon next year. Verizon may not want anything to do with Apple. It is just like any other industry. Look at the companies that are listed as prefered brands. They do it to get the money. Once the contract is over, and the money is gone they will go with someone else. |
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said by openbox9:said by Steve B:Apple better watch it. Given Apple's growing fan base and Android's over-hyped, yet mediocre entrance into the market, I don't think Apple has much to worry about anytime soon. Having said that, I do think VZ will snag an iPhone if the financials can be worked out between the two companies. I don't think Apple's latest advertisements are that vigorous, nor do I think they'll drive VZ to shun Apple away. The androids I've see beat my expectations. I know some iPhone users that have jumped ship for the Android.
Apple's latest ad is false considering that video showed it "in the heart of AT&T's network" and lagged and lagged and lagged. Apple fans love Apple but won't love a partner if they lie. They love the phone and hate the network.
I never got the hype of the iPhone and its outrageous plans and prices at AT&T. Go to Apple's boards and see the hate.
Actually, I thought the iPhone worked best jailbroken in the heart of TMobile's network.
Of course, at $50 a month, get a jailbroke phone and use Boost. |
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B52GUNRKM 7D love and D3 NirvanaPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-06
Vallejo, CA | reply to Matt
Oh, I have no doubt that when Verizon gets the iPhone it will be touted as the best phone ever. I just find it amusing. "The iPhone doesn't Droid does!" At least until we get the iPhone
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sapoCruising Down Memory LanePremium
join:2002-09-16
Sacramento, CA
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1 edit | The Droid does campaign covered things the iPhone most likely will never or not cover anytime soon. Of course the iPhone would receive crazy marketing if it was brought to Verizon.
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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to fAcEtIOUs
It comes down to more of 'is Apple building an iPhone with a CDMA chipset'. They 'could' cheaply reband for AWS and sell on T-Mobile w/o any issue.
Putting in another chipset/technology that Apple has never supported may be a bigger issue / cost in the long run, as 9/10 devices globally use GSM/UMTS.
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