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Originally Posted by FanIn80
T hey did it in exchange for the ability to change the entire industry. Whether anyone uses an iPhone or not, every cell phone user on the planet has benefited from the changes that have stemmed from this "incomprehensible" business decision.
We could always go back to paying $25/mb for Blackberry data and browsing the internet on our WAP-enabled phones with the little scrollballs.  |
How did being on AT&T exclusively allow them to do this? Wouldn't the market have changed to mimic a popular design whether they had an exclusive contract with a carrier or not?