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The carriers have this fear of being relegated to the "dumb pipes" role. What the phone-bundled crapware shows is that they don't deserve any better. They're in
by danilocampos 16y ago
The carriers have this fear of being relegated to the "dumb pipes" role. What the phone-bundled crapware shows is that they don't deserve any better. They're incapable of adding anything of virtue to the experience.
I wish, instead of horning into the user experience with bullshit, they'd spend their time embracing their core competency: network infrastructure deployment and maintenance. And really do it with gusto – be the best they possibly can be. This would breed loyalty. This would create enthusiasm in consumers for the carriers they pay.
But who am I kidding – it's much easier to license NASCAR and shove that trash into a feature phone.
- zdw 16y agoThe carriers SHOULD BE dumb pipes, and judged by how how well they perform this task. Would you stand for it if your water company tried to lock you into it's service by offering to make all your water "minty fresh"? I think not. I guess this is my minimalist hatred of useless tangential/unrelated features talking.
- mtsmith85 16y agoOffering? I think the comparison would have to be they just make all of the water taste like "mint" and talk about how great it is (though it sucks for cooking.)