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Originally Posted by gTen
That said I personally think Sprint is out to make themselves go bankrupt and run their partners bankrupt....They made 2 major flaws...
1) Going into wimax with the EVO is fail....and I'm not talking about the device themselves..I'm talking about not thinking it through..instead of going in with 1 device from 1 company they should have pushed Samsung, HTC and LG to give them 3 4g devices. This way you are not bound by 1 manufacturer having supply issues...Sprint seems to forget that you don't make money on selling phones..you make money on selling contracts..
2) Sprint is totally failing at making use of their partners...for example...if they were to use Comcast, Roadrunner and Intel to distribute cable boxes that acted as wimax airwaves they could have had the entire US lit up in wimax pretty darn fast and make money on it. They could have also offer quadruple play packages of cellphone + tv + internet + phone....and they could have had those boxes wired with Google TV included >.>...
but instead they are spending time reinventing the Moment 3x in a year, releasing 1 wimax phone on short supply for 3 month...I mean if you look at it its like they are trying to run themselves out of business...
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I wouldn't disagree that they have made strategic mistakes & look like the bumbling step child in some lights.
However, the fact of the matter is they offered a highly desirable product & more players in the field is better than just 2 (VZW/ATT).
If HTC had offered the EVO to VZW or ATT, do we seriously think they wouldn't have screw it up either?
ATT has too big of a monkee to carry with iPhone.
VZW is too restrictive with their network & no working 4G.
SPCS stepped up & became innovators but it's clear that 4G isn't for prime time in some places & that consumers aren't demanding faster mobile broadband either (as seen by the $10 issue).
But there are choices. Some people act like they don't have choices.