Will Verizon Get The iPhone Soon?
Apr 29, 2009 | 2:40 pm
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The iPhone carrier in the UK and Ireland (O2) has benefited significantly from a revenue, market share and profit perspective from signing the exclusivity deal with Apple to be the first to carry the iPhone. Is this not the case with ATT?
Apr 30, 2009 | 12:41 am
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From the New York Times:
Verizon Said to Be in Talks for the iPhone
By MATT RICHTEL
Published: April 27, 2009
Apple has not publicly disclosed the financial terms of its deal with AT&T or the duration of its exclusive deal, which began in 2007. Some industry analysts say they believe the arrangement ends in 2010.
Apr 30, 2009 | 2:23 am
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Slightly confused by the terms "financial and strategic cost".
The iPhone carrier in the UK and Ireland (O2) has benefited significantly from a revenue, market share and profit perspective from signing the exclusivity deal with Apple to be the first to carry the iPhone. Is this not the case with ATT?
The iPhone carrier in the UK and Ireland (O2) has benefited significantly from a revenue, market share and profit perspective from signing the exclusivity deal with Apple to be the first to carry the iPhone. Is this not the case with ATT?
The deal was also the first time a device manufacturer was able to more or less dictate terms to a carrier. Previously the carriers had had a significant amount of power in that relationship. They killed products they didn't like, they made data use uneconomic, they refused to carry phones with Wifi or VOIP or whatever.
Of course several of the networks carrying the iPhone have enjoyed a boost in share and profits. But it has come at a strategic cost.
Agreed. But there are good reasons out there for Verizon refusing the Apple pie originally.