I find myself laughing so hard when people blame the government for not moving faster to get out of the way of AWS roll-out. Uh, has TMO not reaped the rewards of an artificial market?
Why do you think rates are so high, and Verizon and others are more than happy to just sit on licenses... and new competitors aren't diving in to rip this fatty industry to shreds? The government.
And besides, TMO was well aware of the situation when they placed their bids.
Hmmm... let's see, Apple is testing unapproved software with their next update, and warning the community that there might be challenges? I guess I actually find this impressive...
Their message seems very consistent to me. Take, for example, AppleTV 3rd party software or FairPlay cracks. In the case of the former, while updates 'broke' 3rd party software, the community quickly responded with fixes. In the case of FairPlay, they haven't exactly spent much in the way of resources to 'fix' the problem (unlike M$).
Personally, I want Apple to follow whatever roadmap they have... and let the community compete. In my mind, it is synergistic relationship that breeds innovation.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm in the market for a new phone and money isn't a limitation. I'm also not partial to any particular US carrier, but here are some of the features I'd like to have: WiFi, GPS, good coverage in lots of places, push Gmail (a must!), physical keyboard (a must!), a touchscreen, decent battery life and a relatively slim body. And please, nothing that has a fruit logo on it. No offense to the fruit fans, though. Thanks!"
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Why do you think rates are so high, and Verizon and others are more than happy to just sit on licenses... and new competitors aren't diving in to rip this fatty industry to shreds? The government.
And besides, TMO was well aware of the situation when they placed their bids.