In article <45bff73d$0$68962$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>, SMS
<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> In fact, it is highly unlikely that Apple would do this, as it's very
> out of character. Jobs is, above all, a businessman. He looked at which
> carrier signs up the most customers each quarter for post-paid service,
> and went to them first. It'd be one thing if the two top carriers were
> fairly close in terms of new contract customers, but they're not.
> Verizon consistently tops Cingular by more than a two to one margin for
> new post-paid customers, the most valuable kind.

Most likely he went to both carriers in the beginning to see which ones
he could work with. Both are in the same ballpark size-wise. But if he
were going to pick one it is more likely he would have went to Cingular
first because of the GSM and it's bigger global footprint.

I wish they could have worked out a deal with Verizon because Cingular
does not cut it for my needs here, and I would like an iPhone. I still
might get it and become a Cingular customer and keep Verizon too. I
know many with both services because Verizon is the best here but they
need GSM for International use.

--
Charles