Jul 23 2009
AT&T, Apple and the iPhone…an expensive combination
Published by eric at 3:23 pm under Lifestyle,Technology,iPhone (1346 views)
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Loading ...It was reported today that AT&T added 2.4 MILLION IPHONE CONTRACTS IN Q2. 800,000 of them are NEW AT&T customers.
AT&T is gaining over a quarter million new mobile customers every month from Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile because of their iPhone exclusivity.
Meanwhile Verizon is begging Apple to allow them to sell SOMETHING! Have you read about that? Verizon’s not even ashamed to say they want to sell “a mobile Apple product” whatever that means.
Exclusivity contracts are ILLEGAL in Australia. That’s why my friend there got her brand new iPhone 3G, *FREE* with a 2 year contract, instead of $299. The $299 was a negotiation to get the customer.
AT&T Doesn’t have to negotiate since you can’t go to another carrier to get an iPhone.
Unfortunately, it only pays to limit a consumer’s choices.
Where are our anti-competitive laws? This is America!
