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Originally Posted by FanIn80
They 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.  |
Well, that is one way to spin it. Another way is that is was just more lucrative. iPhone was new and untested, this gave Apple strong control over a new product release. Pretty smart but I doubt it was all a plan for the benefit of the planet.
Cingular (who was purchased by AT&T) was the one who agreed to Apple's demands. Verizon was offered first crack but refused the terms:
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Among other things, Apple wanted a percentage of the monthly cellphone fees, say over how and where iPhones could be sold and control of the relationship with iPhone customers, said Jim Gerace, a Verizon Wireless vice president. "We said no. We have nothing bad to say about the Apple iPhone. We just couldn't reach a deal that was mutually beneficial."
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http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/20...tm?POE=TECISVA
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