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"John Navas" <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote in message
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> There is _no_ evidence that negotiations with Verizon took place
> _before_ negotiations with Cingular,

....and I never made that SPECIFIC claim....
....and I DID say "only a guess".


> and they almost certainly took
> place at the same time as part of a "bidding war".

Sure, possible...

> Since Apple is a
> worldwide company, and since GSM/UMTS dominates the worldwide market,
> GSM is a much better opportunity for the iPhone than CDMA2000, and thus
> Cingular is the logical choice for Apple, especially given that it's the
> largest US carrier.
>
> p.s. Please don't switch posting styles (top vs bottom) in mid-thread
> -- it's confusing. Thanks.

I'm too old to change, It's obvious you'll read it no matter which way it's
posted..


> On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:09:57 GMT, "Remove This"
> <spamdumpster@verizon.net> wrote in <VRLvh.4454$Pk5.2367@trndny04>:
>
>>My guess on why thes VZ negotiations took place so early, was that Apple
>>would've loved to have
>>VZ as the exclusive carrier, but the decision between CDMA + GSM just had
>>to
>>be made...
>>
>>Like I said, only a guess....
>
>>"Larry" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
>>news:Xns98C8F30D96F8noonehomecom@208.49.80.253.. .
>>> SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in news:45be9bb1$0$68949
>>> $742ec2ed@news.sonic.net:
>>>
>>>> LOL, Verizon probably wanted to disable the transfer of audio, photos,
>>>> video and ringtones from the computer to the phone, like they've done
>>>> on
>>>> most of the handsets they sell, demanding that iPhone owners send all
>>>> their content to the phone over the cellular network, rather than via
>>>> USB, Bluetooth, or WiFi.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Do you suppose Steve Jobs had a VZW hobbled-up phone, before, and didn't
>>> wanna get blamed for VZW turning it into a PoS?....hee hee...
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
> John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>