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AT&T and Verizon expected to throw big money at Apple in battle for U.S. iPhone exclusivity
MacDailyNews —
... numbers AT reported this quarter, the company has every reason to make Apple an offer it can’t refuse to keep its exclusive deal for another few years." "The benefit of somewhat more iPhone sales from wide distribution is likely to be swamped by a huge bid from AT to keep exclusivity, and an equally high bid from Verizon to win some (or maybe even all) of the business for itself," Hansell reports. "In other words, no matter what happens, Apple wins." Read more in the full article here . MacDailyNews Take: Steve Jobs in the catbird seat. Again. Before they start throwing ...
More Verizon talk from the NYTimes
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... We're not sure if the NYTimes understands the complexity involved in building a CDMA iPhone. We can't exactly tell the time frame of this statement but they seem to think Verizon's CEO can waltz into Cupertino with a wad of cash and get the iPhone. ...
More rumors on the Verizon-iPhone front
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... Even though AT&T is eager to hold onto its exclusive deal for iPhone in the US as long as it can -- and there's plenty of financial motivation already -- there's enough meat to this report to make me believe that Verizon-Apple negotiations are more than a stick to push the incumbent carrier toward a better deal. Getting earlier access to LTE (AT&T's buildout is at least a year behind VZW's) and more domestic options for the phone would be a win for Apple, as would a more generous revenue sharing plan with AT&T. ...
