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Quote: Originally Posted by MacTel At least the Xbox is beating the pants off of the Playstation 3 so far. And the Wii is crushing both, so it really doesn't matter. --
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Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell The merger is an artificial way of increasing customers. Sure. Just ask ATT Mobility... the Cingular-ATT merger in '04 netted them 21 million new customers in an artificial way. That's almost twice as m…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Sorry if I seem unpleasant, but I've been getting a lot of this about this industry, and I guess I'm just getting tired of it. Yes, you do seem xtra-grumpy. Kinda takes all the fun out of the convo. \ I …
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Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell [i]"So is there a downside for Verizon in the survey? Yes, and it's a big one. AT&T is beating them in the most important measure of all - Market Share. Umm... how many weeks 'til the VZW-Alltel merg…
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Wow... I go away for a few hours, and Mel's writing some freakin' novels here. But more importantly, Mel - and please don't take this the wrong way - but whether you realize it or not, you have been somewhat unpleasant in this thread, in a way t…
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Anyways Mel, I'm off to the gym. I do wish you'd answer my question as to why you're a bit aggro today... you do seem a tad grumpy. Hope everything's okay in NYC. ...
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Don't speak for those you can't speak for. You don't know what Verizon is thinking, except that they rushed out the Storm, which is doing poorly. You've stated that Verizon is worried, so you're guilty of e…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross As I said, that's not a good review. It's neutral. Don't really know how you could read that review and come away thinking that. A "better than the iPhone? it depends" conclusion is quite good for any compe…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Simplistic only if you are trying very hard to not see the truth here. Nokia is on the way down, They have nothing to compete. When will they? No one knows. They said that they were cutting back on R&D bec…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross It's a big difference. It means that it's Verizon that's worried, and they are. The Storm is not a success. Verizon needs a viable competitor to the iPhone, and they don't have one. It's not a big dif…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross The Storm sucks bigtime. It's nothing like the iPhone at first release. If you want, I can post a link to every review of it that I've found as they came out, I've got them bookmarked for easy access. Wh…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross It doesn't matter how big they are. At one time Motorola was the biggest, what's happening to them now? That's a simplistic comparison. You're assuming that Nokia is as dysfunctional as Motorola is. While N…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross You mean that Verizon is battling AT&T almost to a standstill. A distinction without much of a difference, really. ATT and Verizon have been going back and forth ever since the iPhone was released. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell Its not looking that great for the BB Storm. The absence of WiFi is a stupid mistake. The BB Storm is a lot like the 2.5G iPhone in the US was... flawed, but selling decently. If you're into BBs, I'd wa…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell I'm just looking at reality instead of hypotheticals. While still steadfastly dodging the question. Again, tsk. \ Quote: I don't believe the iPhone 3G would have sold that many had it still cost $600/…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell Demanding that the iPhone perform all of its functionality without Verizon being able to charge anything extra is asking for the sun and the moon. ATT 'charges extra' by making you take the data plan, right…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Nokia is in a lot more trouble than some may think. They just pulled out of Japan, and their presence in most countries is mostly cheap phones. Their smartphones are losing out EVERYWHERE. They are so v…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell Last year in Europe the iPhone was beating other 3G phones in internet marketshare with a better interface and a slower network. Way to dodge the question. Tsk. \ Quote: They sold nearly 7 million add…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TenoBell Demanding that the iPhone perform all of its functionality without Verizon being able to charge anything extra is asking for the sun and the moon. You were privy to the specifics of the negotiations? Do t…