Initial iPhone Exclusivity Agreement Between Apple and AT&T was for Five Years
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waldorfsalad said:
If the article is accurate, not for 2 more years. I suppose they will have to "suffer" with the Android OS phones, instead.
I'd much rather suffer with a Droid Incredible.
bluecoyote said:
having used one I'd say putting up with that phone violates clauses in the Geneva convention. 🤣
As opposed to me getting my information from a best friend who's owned one since they arrived on the 29th of April.
I wonder whose recommendation I'll go with?
I've had one on me too but I find it to be a giant piece of garbage because I don't have to pay $400.00 to get rid of it. The Sense UI is wretched, lags (wait to put your apps on it) and can't be disabled. Reception is poor, and the keyboard is horrible.
bluecoyote said:
I'm more concerned with who will be right after 6 months. 🤣
I've had one on me too but I find it to be a giant piece of garbage because I don't have to pay $400.00 to get rid of it. The Sense UI is wretched, lags (wait to put your apps on it) and can't be disabled. Reception is poor, and the keyboard is horrible.
So why don't you travel into the future and check it out for all of us? We promise not to close the time portal behind you. Honest.
bluecoyote said:
Already did and came back bearing the gift of insight. You're welcome.
What's that about a short pier and long walks?
He uses the "availability heuristic"- "I've owned one...", as if to say his experience is typical of ALL users. He goes on to spew words like "lag", which is highly subjective.
I ain't sportin' a magic Delorian, so I'll wait and see how things sort out.
waldorfsalad said:
The Coyote's high. And all the funny little "cigarettes" have an apple with a bite taken out, stamped on them.
He uses the "availability heuristic"- "I've owned one...", as if to say his experience is typical of ALL users. He goes on to spew words like "lag", which is highly subjective.
I ain't sportin' a magic Delorian, so I'll wait and see how things sort out.
I've learned to ignore his all-encompassing "That sucks!" statements.
I've been around the block, and I can sniff a good product from a bad one. Don't whine if you don't like it.
bluecoyote said:
That's your loss if critique from someone who isn't financially wrapped up in a single platform (well sort of with WebOS) but who actually views handsets as an investment instead of gadgetry the manufacturer gave me for a week.
I've been around the block, and I can snif***ood product from a bad one. Don't whine if you don't like it.
Critique? lol--Bad mouthing anything that isn't an iPhone isn't 'critique'. It's just fanboyism at its worst.
At the end of the day, I've used more phones than most people and I can tell a good platform from a bad one pretty quickly with my regiment. I don't care if you bet on the wrong horse, if it deserves to get put down I'm the first to call it. If your only defense is that "I'm just a fanboy" well then it proves my case, don't it? 🤣
Your post made me giggle. It was kinda embarrasing really ☹️ You should be ashamed of yourself.
KriisCDW said:
but those were basically my first thoughts.
Your post made me giggle. It was kinda embarrasing really ☹️ You should be ashamed of yourself.
I stand thoroughly shamed.
DROID said:
its ok dude you dont have to fight it no more i was just like you saying the iphone was better
Oh, you've got me mistaken for an iPhone lover. That is not the case.
"The documents do not in any way indicate if that initial agreement is still in place, or if it has been altered"
However, having said that and reading about what a great deal ATT gives Apple in terms of money per phone plus other extras it seems that Apple may not be in a real rush to abandon the original agreement. Time will tell.
Confirmed: Apple and AT&T signed five-year iPhone exclusivity deal -- but is it still valid?
The term of Apple and AT&T's iPhone exclusivity deal has long been a mystery -- although USA Today reported a five-year arrangement when the original iPhone came out in 2007, that number has never been independently confirmed, and it's been looking suspect in recent weeks as Verizon iPhone chatter has gotten louder. But we've been doing some digging and we can now confirm that Apple and AT&T entered into a five-year iPhone exclusive in 2007, based on court documents filed by Apple in California. Read on!
Here's the deal: an ongoing California class...
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