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Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac MS will buy Nokia eventually. They need to control the ecosystem and the way to do it is to control all the steps. Trying to replicate the pc model with smart phones is what got MS in the position they…
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Nokia didn't really have a choice. This is not about market share. Nokia has market-share coming out of their wazoo. This was about profitability. Every useful device starts out with healthy profits and then starts a decline towards being a …
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Quote: Originally Posted by sapporobabyrtrns Hi Carniphage, Before working for the govt here in Finland, I worked for two Finnish companies and can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that biggest problem is the social atmosphere. You go to work to…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sapporobabyrtrns I live here in Finland, work with Finns, speak to them, and know the culture. Sapporo... I am very interested in why Nokia has declined from it's position as world-leader to the crisis it now fi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by 2 cents Say this takes off. Who controls your phone #? We need to let end users have control of their phone numbers else it will be used as a wedge by carriers against competitive services. I am not certain we even …
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitalclips btw, I am originally from Chesterfield The crooked spire is still standing! Where in Florida? I am big fan of Anna Maria Island near Bradenton C.
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitalclips How many have to play ball before the flood gate opens? I acknowledge this may only operate in the USA, Europe maybe a whole other ball of wax. Not sure about the rest of the Americas. Like I said ear…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mcashwell Except that loans *END*. Why is it that after my cell contract is done my bill (which should be just for service at that point) does not go down? The phone's paid for! They want you to think it's a loan. B…
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Slow down. Isn't going to happen without carrier cooperation. And I don't see that happening without legislation forcing carriers to play ball. C.
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Quote: Originally Posted by vjo,npd Apple is just trying to control everything...just like Apple likes to do. Here is the down side as stated in the article "several European carriers threatened Apple that such a feature would jeopardize their w…
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Quote: Originally Posted by pika2000 Wow, this shows how sad the wireless industry is in the US, that you have to have a patent to force some sort of competition among the cartels. Hilarious. Hey Apple, maybe you should start by selling unlocked …
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitalclips Assuming this ever came to pass, why would carriers ever subsidize phone manufacturers prices to consumers again? The subsidy is a loan - offset agains the revenues the carrier will charge you down the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by djsherly Choose a different carrier. Please tell me a carrier that does not have roaming charges? C.
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Quote: Originally Posted by cgrisar After a cut in the software, after a cut on content, now Apple wants/needs a cut in the phone billing now that the exclusivity contracts stand on their last legs. And some people probably believing that Apple h…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Matthew Yohe Uhm, yeah, while they have been awarded this patent, I thought it was pretty obvious that this is an abandoned concept, and only exists if the deals with Cingular didn't pan out. The talk is that they cons…
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Okay - so I didn't actually invent it. But I did think it up. And I have been saying for a while that this is how cellphones *should* work. The benefit would be obvious. Carriers would compete on price and their ability to provide service. An…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jfanning Or local services get cut. A sense of entitlement is not a very reliable revenue source. Perhaps NZ should invest in its own video games industry? Weta demonstrates very clearly that it has some remar…
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Quote: Originally Posted by asdasd It is it's own category. All analysts treat it so. Yep, thought so. You are confusing product category with markets. Does the iPad have a monopoly on the mobile gaming market? Or the sale of movies? Or …
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Quote: Originally Posted by asdasd No. It is a minority platform, or OS within the larger OS world. MS is the monopoly there. However. Tablets, and MP3 players are not the same as your counter claim. the iOS monopoly is a bit different. I …
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Quote: Originally Posted by asdasd You dont understand anti-trust. APple has at least 2 monopolies now, maybe three. 1) Tablets 2) Mp3 players with internet and app ability and (possibly) 3) the iOS platform. You are forgetting comp…