Sprint CEO: Exclusive Contracts Important for Wireless
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Ummm....Not so fast Dan
Innovation comes from more than just technological advances. It also comes from business practices, pricing and ingenuity for changing a standard in what we are used to. But it is most importantly also brought on by consumers needs or wants. It is human nature to evolve. If a business or manufacturer does not make a discovery of innovation, an individual will. It is the law of physics. Having exclusivity rights has certain advantages, but the retentive drawbacks overtake the these advantages. I say exclusivity stalls the competitive angle. If you have something nobody else has, why change? This is not innovation.
A great example of this, is the iphone. Here is a device that innovated a new interface and design that no one has seen before ...
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I wish all companies had this mindset.
Unfortunately, unless it's somehow made illegal, it's unlikely that many will sacrifice immediate profit for future innovations.
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Exclusive contracts I see him referring two is like the one we have with Pal for the pre, it is exclusive for a set period of time, giving us an ability to compete just as it does ATT with the iphoney and VZ with there phones//
We need them to allow for the profits that allow us to offer different and new tech and or services//
Making us all the same with all the same phones... would not create better carriers...
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I don't think the bitch is with an exclusivity for a reasonable amount of time, 90 days, 6 months tops. Its phones like the iphone and Storm (well maybe not a good example, but well). After such period of time, it should be available if technology works. (ie. gsm or cdma)
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