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Apple is not known for affordable products, nor can they magic a phone carrier towards reliability. AT&T is a massive company that cannot "relaunch" due to con
by aberkowitz 16y ago
Apple is not known for affordable products, nor can they magic a phone carrier towards reliability.
AT&T is a massive company that cannot "relaunch" due to contractual obligations. Even if they did, carriers already offer "kid friendly" plans - unlimited data/text that Mommy and Daddy can pay for.
So the kids transition toward adulthood and iAT&T transitions back towards their successful business model of offering plans for everyone?
- petenixey 16y agoYour point about reliability is fair although doubling the capitalisation of a carrier would make a significant dent. However I think you overestimate the inertia of the status quo. 1. Apple doesn't need to relaunch AT&T, Sprint or any other network it simply launches a supplementary branded network like Virgin mobile. 2. The current unlimited data plans are only unlimited in the face of limited data utility. Where people can use massive amounts of data (i.e. the iPhone), unlimited comes at a premium. 3. Although Apple is revered for its high end products its iOS marketshare is 41% iPod touch and most of its device sales come from low end products like the iPod touch and the nano. It's now no stranger to mass market affordability.