iPhone and Verizon
Two years ago, Verizon was the first cell phone company approached for the exclusive iPhone contract. Verizon declined the deal because Apple wanted too much.
Apple would, according to the agreement, get a percentage of the cellular contract and would control where the phones were sold, as well as be the primary service contact. Verizon felt that Apple would be coming between them and their customers.
Cingular didn’t think so, so when Verizon vetoed the deal, they were waiting with open arms.
Read more here.
Apple really is scary, if you ask me. Mad with power. Building giant robots with freeway on ramps for arms and hearts as black as night. Oh, wait…no. That’s me.
Posted Monday, January 29, 2007