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Originally Posted by gator352
If a carrier designed,engineered,manufactured, and sold it's own branded phone, then yeah. That phone should be exclusive to itself, but that isn't the case. Most of the manufacturers design a phone and sell that design to the carriers. Then they come up with key differences to make it unique. Such as the TP, Diamond, etc. But it is soley up to that carrier to buy and sell that phone. They don't have too though. That's what makes competition and a free market.
In cases such as the Pre and Iphone, they shouldn't be able to hold onto the rights for x amount of time. Maybe the rights to release it first for say a month or two, but not a year or even exclusively. Technology changes way to fast and a year can be eternity in this market.
In apples case, I blame AT&T more than I do apple. It would be better for business as they would or could triple thier revenue. Look at the Ipod, it's open and readily available. But on the other hand, I think they are doing shady business.
My two cents is that NO carrier should be able to sell a phone exclusively unless they design and manufacture it themselves. If the carrier chooses not to sell a particular phone you want, then change carriers to get that phone. But holding exclusive rights to 1 phone and 1 carrier is indeed a monopoly FORCING you to be on a specific carrier and not one of your choosing.
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I agree completely, I believe all phones should be universal....and GSM and CMDA phones equal, they should add to the list Blackberry Storm because it's Verizon only...
But your also right about another thing, AT&T is the one to blame....they were the ones who put the money forward to buy the iPhone exclusively. You think Apple really wanted to be AT&T only? lol, I doubt it....there is alot of money AT&T offered to get that phone
That is why I'm so excited about the new CMDA/GSM Dual Phones, like the Firestone. Then all devs can unite to make their phones better, I wish the Rhodium was Dual as well because I would have bought it in a heart beat