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Originally Posted by holo
Video calling is not popular here, no phone designed for US sales has the front camera left in place afaik. Including many phones which have one in the overseas version. Video calling in general has failed here while it has been popular elsewhere. Studies have actually been done to determine why we don't like it. A camera is an expensive feature to leave in when there is little use for it. You're getting your phone, these "CEO's execs and corporate idiots" are bringing you two more nice phones, with upgrades even to the diamond (bigger battery and more RAM).
Quit whining as you're getting (nearly) everything you wanted, sure it is a few months behind, but HTC has never released US versions as fast as overseas versions. Not only do they make FAR less money off the US versions, but they have to be redesigned (not only do they have to make a new CDMA version but the current GSM versions do not support US 3g). Even overseas the device took a long time from when we first heard about it. It's called manufacturing delays. We are not a priority right now, deal with it, we are still getting it, missing only a front camera which is really just peanuts especially since we cannot even do voice and data at the same time. When the value of the dollar goes back up, and more people in the US want these devices, we will get them faster.
How are they doing anything not ethical? They took out a feature we can barely use here, upgraded the diamond, and are selling both phones at about half the price of the overseas versions once the exchange rate is being taken into account. If anything that is TOO nice.
I'd also like to point out that unlocked diamonds supporting 3g in the US over GSM are just now starting to become available (I think best buy is the first to start carrying one but it may come to light that it does not have US 3g). HTC does not sell them directly either unless they have very recently started. You certainly can't blame this on anyone but HTC.
Your entire argument is a worthless rant that has no basis in reality. |
First of all, welcome to America. Where we happen to have this thing called "freedom of speech", which is a basic human right granted to every citizen.
However, we also have these things called online forums, in which free speech is a privilege. Since I don't seem to have violated any of the forum rules, I am allowed this privilege.
Now let me ask you this very serious question imperatively: TELL ME that you are satisfied with how either of these devices will be marketed in the United States for your carrier. Either way, that is YOUR opinion, not mine!
When companies like Sprint request for features to be removed, it shows other countries how capitalistically zealous American corporations are. While Asians and Europeans get to enjoy the full spectrum of features offered by consumer electronics in their native homeland, we are given a "watered-down" version purposely crippled and pointlessly re-designed.
Now if you are satisfied with that, sir, then that is your right.
But I felt the need to have my voice heard--and in your opinion if that has no basis in YOUR reality, then fine. But I live in a reality where I can import the same device that you SETTLE FOR and have every feature that it originally came with. Because it's my CHOICE. And if I'm going to have to suffer the inconvenience of having to wait for Sprint, Verizon, or any other American corporate circus to mutilate these devices, I might as well use that same energy ordering one from overseas.
Yeah, it's going to cost me a bit more, but not as much as you might think.
So now I have another very serious question for you: If you had no other purpose than to rebut my thread in order to prove me wrong, then what was YOUR point?