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Could open be a competitive advantage?

Started by mathewi · 1 year ago

As the Wall Street Journal reported today (in a story that remains behind the soon-to-be-demolished pay wall), Verizon has announced that it will open its mobile network to any device that meets a certain minimum standard — although it says it will continue to offer “lo ... Continue reading »

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  • Rob Hyndman

    1 year ago

    You have to wonder whether this is the writing on the wall after the iPhone's launch.

    What Jobs Hath Wrought?
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  • mathewi

    1 year ago

    Indeed. Would this fall into the category of unintended consequences,
    or would Jobs be just fine with an open iPhone?
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  • Rob Hyndman

    1 year ago

    Well, I think he must have known that holding AT&T down and beating it about the head and shoulders like that would encourage others to do the same, and that once people saw how successful giving people what they want would be otherwise would try to imitate the model.
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  • Rob Hyndman

    1 year ago

    Er, "others would try ..."
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  • Rob Hyndman

    1 year ago

    Oh, and you also have to wonder how roaming will work if devices permitted by Verizon conflict with network requirements of other providers, eg in Canada. Open has a way of opening up closed.
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