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Originally Posted by chronster
I think the lack of a screen protector with verizon's TP2 is more than enough evidence of carrier intervention.
Did any touch pro 1's NOT come with a 1GB microSD card?
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Yes, only the Sprint version did, the Alltel and Verizon did not come with a card.
Subzero, I don't even know what else to say to you. You are being ridiculous. I think the answer here is clear that the carriers do decide what is put in the box. It has nothing to do with if they love/hate customers, it all has to do with money, period. Verizon is all about milking money from their customers, anyone with half a brain about the cell phone industry knows they are notorious for just that. They have a huge selection of Verizon branded accessories, and its not nickel and dime prices like you imply. The car chargers they sell are around $35, and people buy them all day long making huge profits for Verizon. I'm not sure on the prices of other items, but I know they sell expensive leather cases, screen protectors, and memory cards. When you take this coupled with the fact that they can either make more money selling the phone, or sell it for cheaper and undercut the competition like with the TP2, its clear why they would want to decide what comes in the box.
Hell forget the accessories debate, look at the hardware versions themselves! Verizon said they wanted a Diamond with a memory card slot, they got it. They said they wanted less RAM in the diamond and TP, they got it. Plus, if you look in the FM radio thread in the TP2 forum, their is an Email from HTC saying the carrier decides what they want or don't want in the phone.