I'm also eager to see a shift towards openness in the US mobile industry. Let startups complete fairly in this emerging space, without the telcos walled gardens

I'm also eager to see a shift towards openness in the US mobile industry. Let startups complete fairly in this emerging space, without the telcos walled gardens. While I would primarily like to see the major telcos fail to win the auction, I am not too keen on the idea of Apple winning either... Unlike Google I dont think they have openness objectives in mind. The iPhone, iTunes, and just about everything else with Apple recently is an indication of this. They are all about walled gardens. I wont go as far as saying they are as bad as the telcos. I think the end users would still benefit more (at least when using Apple wireless devices), but I suspect Google would better represent most end users.