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for older people in the industry the comment was clear to understand it was about Microsoft not being able to kill the iphone and consequently macs by simply fo
by gcbasdf 4y ago
for older people in the industry the comment was clear to understand it was about Microsoft not being able to kill the iphone and consequently macs by simply forcing verizon and ATT to not sell the devices effectively, like they did on the PC business.
- scarface74 4y agoI don’t think they get too much older than me… But MS had absolutely no leverage on the phone carriers. By the time the iPhone came out, Apple was riding high because of the iPod. Verizon didn’t accept Apple’s terms until they started losing customer to AT&T.
- musicale 4y agoAs I understand it, Verizon initially refused the iPhone, probably due to Apple's requirements of unmetered data and selling unsubsidized phones at full price, so the iPhone launched exclusively on Cingular/AT&T in the US. I'm not sure what leverage Microsoft would have had over AT&T or Verizon to block the iPhone.
- scarface74 4y agoApple’s terms were no carrier installed bloatware and they get to update their own phones.