On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:15:32 GMT, karlkrandall@sbcglobal.net wrote in
<rf51s2pfc30hi28cvag5nc3g2cqoncbgpl@4ax.com>:

>When Apple and Cingular are raking in the bucks next fall, and Verizon
>decides it wants a piece of the action, what Verizon VP will get
>canned because the 5 year Cingular USA exclusivity contract precludes
>it?
>
>And Verizon blew it cause Apple offered it to them first.

No real evidence of that. Verizon and Cingular were probably approached
by Apple at the same time. That's a standard practice, commonly
referred to as a "bidding war".

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