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Originally Posted by riviera
If sprint doesn't get their shit together by the time the next generation iphone comes around, i think they're going to see a lot of people jumping to at&t.
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I doubt it. People didn't jump ship in droves for the first gen either.
The bottom line is that those of us that aren't already on at&t, aren't on at&t for a good reason. Whether its because their coverage sucks, or the pricing, or past bad taste from dealing with customer service BEFORE signing up (as is my situation), or for some other reason they don't like at&t, they won't all jump ship if they're happy with their provider.
Also, the iPhone isn't that big of a threat. Its a niche phone, with a niche market, one which the likes of LG and Samsung are going to tear into with something much more refined, being that they've been in this much longer.
Even further, Apple's little stint with bricking unlocked phones is going to leave a big red mark on Apple, both in the eyes of the public (who think that its crap that people paid for a brick) and the eyes of the technologically-inclined people who think that locked GSM phones are bad for technological growth and innovation.
People that are pissed off at their carrier will switch to another carrier, iPhone 2 or not.