Comments on: Exclusive phones exclude too many people http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/2009/11/exclusive-phones-exclude-too-many-people/ Intelligent Mobile Discussion Mon, 23 May 2011 18:43:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Steve http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/2009/11/exclusive-phones-exclude-too-many-people/#comment-6694 Steve Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:52:55 +0000 http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/?p=9774#comment-6694 This is very common in the US. The iPhone actually broke a major carrier stranglehold here - but made it worse outside the US. This is very common in the US.

The iPhone actually broke a major carrier stranglehold here – but made it worse outside the US.

]]> By: PreKing http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/2009/11/exclusive-phones-exclude-too-many-people/#comment-6692 PreKing Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:39:52 +0000 http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/?p=9774#comment-6692 There were phones before the iPhone tied initially to the one carrier....Treo 750v for example was only available in Vodafone for a period. And before that, the Treo 180 was o2 only for a while. There were phones before the iPhone tied initially to the one carrier….Treo 750v for example was only available in Vodafone for a period. And before that, the Treo 180 was o2 only for a while.

]]> By: Alloafan http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/2009/11/exclusive-phones-exclude-too-many-people/#comment-6689 Alloafan Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:28:22 +0000 http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/?p=9774#comment-6689 Couldn't agree more. Can't imagine it happening in any other consumer product market. Couldn’t agree more. Can’t imagine it happening in any other consumer product market.

]]> By: Philippa http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/2009/11/exclusive-phones-exclude-too-many-people/#comment-6681 Philippa Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:01:42 +0000 http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/?p=9774#comment-6681 I hope exclusivity dies soon too. I think Palm made a big mistake only going with Sprint in the US. As you say, it also stops competition keeping prices down. I hope exclusivity dies soon too. I think Palm made a big mistake only going with Sprint in the US. As you say, it also stops competition keeping prices down.

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