Apple went to Verizon first w/ their iPhone (1 Viewer)

[Scott L]

...but wanted a slice of the monthly fee, wanted to handle hardware service & support exclusively, and wanted control of where they were sold.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/20...n-iphone_x.htm

Don't get me wrong, it's a neat little device, but I think Apple wanted too much here from Verizon.

 

[MarkHastings]

That does suck because Verizon is king in the phone business. That would have been the ultimate in partnerships.

But as I've stated in the Mac threads. Apple doesn't like to let other companies control their products and I support that decision.

 

[Mike~Sileck]

Three cheers for Verizon. Finally a company that stands up to Apple's ridiculous demands. I bet you see some good Blackberry / Treo / LG / Moto VZW exclusives now. Imagine that? Verizon is like "look, we're not selling out to Apple, but now you better make us proud of that decision" to all those companies.....


I had originally went on and on about the iPhone, and then reality set it. Theres no way I'm ditching my Verizon contract for AppleT&T