| Apple's fault Apple is at fault for pretty much everything at this point. Granted, they didn't know that AT&T's network was going to suck this bad. However, they never should have renewed the exclusivity contract with AT&T. Apple deserves every bit of negative press with their piss-poor decision of staying with AT&T. I'm not saying that Verizon is the holy grail, but their network is far better (in terms of coverage and uniform performance) than AT&T.
Apple could have a much larger share of the smartphone market if they wouldn't have tied the phone to AT&T's network. I know many people who want an iPhone (I don't) but they don't want to deal with AT&T's crappy network. |
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Sunnyvale, CA | You say Apple is at fault for "everything", although I'm not certain what you mean by that.
Two points come to mind:
You say that Apple should not have renewed their exclusive contract with ATT. I don't know the period specified in the Apple-ATT exclusive contract. I've seen several journalists say it's was originally 5 years. I've also heard there was a renegotiation, but I've not seen any report that the contract length was reduced. If 5 years is the correct length of time, then the original contract made before Apple released their first iPhone is still running.
As I recall, Verizon was Apple's first choice as a partner but Verizon turned them down. Remember, this was when Apple had not made any cell phones, and the company was an unknown quantity in the wireless phone business.
I feel sure that when the contract with ATT expires, Apple will explore all their available options. I don't know when that will happen, and I don't think you do either. Clearly, Apple would sell more phones if they were partnered with multiple cell networks, as they have done in other countries.
So what, exactly, is the "everything" that is Apple's fault and why could "everything" have been fixed by partnering with Verizon instead of ATT? |
