sonicmerlin
join:2009-05-24
Cleveland, OH
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“In the absence of exclusivity agreements, wireless carriers would have less incentive to develop and promote innovative handsets, because other providers would have immediate access to the handsets without having made any investment in research and design," Verizon wrote in its comments to Congress on during a hearing on exclusivity.
Wow, I didn't know Verizon and other wireless carriers made phones. Golly gee, now I see where....what's that? They *don't* make phones? Oh.
Well then, screw you Verizon. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| said by sonicmerlin  :“In the absence of exclusivity agreements, wireless carriers would have less incentive to develop and promote innovative handsets, because other providers would have immediate access to the handsets without having made any investment in research and design," Verizon wrote in its comments to Congress on during a hearing on exclusivity. Wow, I didn't know Verizon and other wireless carriers made phones. Golly gee, now I see where....what's that? They *don't* make phones? Oh. Well then, screw you Verizon. Innovative? How is gimping a phone and taking away functionality being "innovative"? |
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA
| reply to sonicmerlin
Actually, wireless carriers do often collaborate with carriers on phones.
For example, the BlackBerry Storm, and the Treo 500v were both developed by partnerships with Vodafone and RIM or Palm, respectively... These may not be the most innovative devices out there, though, while the more innovative devices do tend to be non-carrier sourced... |
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