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> Google is ultimately at the mercy of the carriers Yet again I recall the deal with the devil Apple did with AT&T, giving them a year or two of exclusive righ
by rootusrootus 4y ago
> Google is ultimately at the mercy of the carriers
Yet again I recall the deal with the devil Apple did with AT&T, giving them a year or two of exclusive rights to sell the iPhone in return for having exactly zero control over the device. That was an excellent trade. Before 2007, carriers were intrusively involved with all aspects of a mobile phone.