John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote in
news:u400s2hptu92b366m4rmtq124h50d3hti1@4ax.com:

>
> Which is why he would play one carrier off against the other. To do
> otherwise would be leaving money on the table.

What money is he leaving on the table. He is producing a phone, not
getting a cut of revenue. A $500 phone on the Cingular network will earn
Apple as much money as a $500 phone on the Verizon network.


>
>>He looked at which
>>carrier signs up the most customers each quarter for post-paid service,
>>and went to them first. ...
>
> No evidence of that, and what actually matters most is the size of the
> subscriber base, the source of upgrades, not new sign-ups.

The world acording to John Novice.


>
>>Personally I think Verizon was probably foolish for turning Apple down,
>>because the iPhone customers will be very high ARPU customers. Yes,
>>Apple is a demanding partner, but think of an iPhone with EV-DO as
>>opposed to EDGE.
>
> At least we agree on something -- getting outbid by Cingular on the
> iPhone may well prove to be the dumbest move Verizon has made in a long
> time.
>

Where is it referenced that any bidding occurred? Could it be more likely
that Verizon passed on the technology because it really isn't as cutting
edge as Apple would like people to think it is?