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Good news for Android users too, they no longer have to subsidize the $400 that Apple demanded from carriers.
by taopao 14y ago
Good news for Android users too, they no longer have to subsidize the $400 that Apple demanded from carriers.
- thedrbrian 14y agoDidn't they get a phone in return ?
- tanzam75 14y ago> Didn't they get a phone in return ? They got a $400 Android phone. They could've gotten a $600 iPhone without paying any more money. But T-Mobile is not subsidizing the iPhone. If you want an iPhone, then you have to pay more than people who buy Androids phones. If T-Mobile succeeds, this will be a serious setback for Apple. The other carriers will have to respond if they start seeing defections. I'm surprised that Apple is even allowing this. T-Mobile is the smallest of the four national US carriers. The additional customers from T-Mobile can't be worth the risk of losing an advantageous market structure ...