Just think how many more iPhones Apple could sell if they kowtowed to carriers like DoCoMo and China Mobile.
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Just think how many more iPhones Apple could sell if they kowtowed to carriers like DoCoMo and China Mobile.
GotWake 2:10 am on November 16, 2011 186 days ago Reply
Yamada may be a little more receptive when…… revenue continues to slip.
“Japan’s second largest mobile carrier, KDDI Corp., recently joined Softbank Corp. in carrying Apple’s popular smartphone. Both companies reported increases to net profits during the second quarter thanks in part to strong iPhone sales, while NTT DoCoMo saw a decline the same period as voice revenue continued to slip.”
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/15/apples_restrictive_pre_installed_software_policy_halts_ntt_docomo_iphone_deal.html
Nicu 4:30 am on November 16, 2011 185 days ago Reply
Yes, many of these “orifices” need to be abused hard before they get it
GotWake 3:55 pm on November 16, 2011 185 days ago Reply
LOL. I think you are right. Unless Yamada has been living under a rock, there’s just no way he didn’t know that Apple isn’t going to budge on terms. The carriers just don’t get that they are just “dumb pipes”. I just wish that Apple could have started their own service like Steve wanted to. The carriers better be glad because Apple would have ate their lunch.
Birra 11:41 am on November 16, 2011 185 days ago Reply
Guess it’s no different than Verizon turning down the original iPhone for the same reasons, after all who wouldn’t want Rhapsody. AT&T has come from way behind and is still preferred by iOS customers. I still don’t own a cell phone but used my iPad 2 3G on a recent road trip. Loved being able to pay just $15 to use AT&T for a month and then deactivate it. Perfect way to have maps and a big cell phone with no contract. Thanks for holding the line Apple.