On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:23:03 GMT, karlkrandall@sbcglobal.net wrote in
<lig1s2tckrm8lb1h67m739sta4re9dh8hf@4ax.com>:

>On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:15:48 GMT, John Navas
><spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
>>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".
>
>Try the very news articles you previously linked to. Jeez.

I respectfully suggest you take your own advice, reading a bit more
carefully, and considering the sources cited in the story carefully.

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