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Senate showdown: Kerry (Vietnam Vet) takes aim at Apple’s exclusive deal with AT&T
Christian Science Monitor ^
| 6/17/09
Posted on 06/18/2009 8:15:00 AM PDT by llevrok
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All other problems solved, John Kerry (who served in Vietnam) tackles the iPhone.
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posted on
06/18/2009 8:15:01 AM PDT
by
llevrok
To: llevrok
Kerry served in Vietnam?!
Funny he never mentioned it...
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posted on
06/18/2009 8:17:00 AM PDT
by
astyanax
(I'm here to spread peace, love and happiness... so get the f*#% out of my way.)
To: llevrok
isn’t Algor heavily invested in Apple?
Could this turn into a squabble between Gore and Kerry? Oooh, I hope so!
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posted on
06/18/2009 8:17:27 AM PDT
by
DBrow
To: llevrok
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posted on
06/18/2009 8:19:19 AM PDT
by
odin2008
(Everything in the universe is subject to change.)
To: llevrok
“exclusivity agreements “ are common throughout industry. These guys are just following the money. They all need to be replace.
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posted on
06/18/2009 8:20:42 AM PDT
by
RC2
To: llevrok
hey don’t screw with john kerry, he will kill your women and children, burn your hut to the ground behead you and rape your body while he attaches electrods to it, he says he’s done it and i believe him. he has medals for it that he threw over the white house fence.
so watch it.
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posted on
06/18/2009 8:28:48 AM PDT
by
longfellow
(Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
To: Swordmaker
To: llevrok
Kerry, Wicker, Dorgan, and Klobuchar.
What’s in it for them??
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posted on
06/18/2009 8:32:07 AM PDT
by
OrioleFan
(Republicans believe every day is the 4th of July, democrats believe every day is April 15)
To: llevrok
John Kerry has WAaaaaaaay too much free time on his hands.
What the heck are senators doing?
(s)Perhaps Obama should appoint a senate czar to oversee the problem. (/s)
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posted on
06/18/2009 8:33:09 AM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: llevrok
Interfering in the private sector in a fashion reminiscent of GJenghis Khan.
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posted on
06/18/2009 8:33:35 AM PDT
by
posterchild
(Endowed by my Creator with certain unalienable rights.)
To: llevrok
Yup, Kerry’s a real techno type. This loon couldn’t make a bulb light, given batteries, wire, and the bulb.
To: llevrok
Kerry? Wasn’t he in Cambodia?
To: llevrok
Keep the D#MN government out of private business....these guys are RUINING this country so fast it ain’t funny!
To: llevrok
You can’t make contracts any more.
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posted on
06/18/2009 8:53:02 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(Obama is an illegal alien)
To: llevrok
Well let see Verizon is a CDMA network an the iPhone is a GSM phone.. was are they going to do force Apple to make a CDMA iPhone?
Apple chose to make a GSM only phone just like a lot of phone makers and AT&T is the largest GSM network in the US
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posted on
06/18/2009 9:17:40 AM PDT
by
tophat9000
( We are "O" so f---ed)
To: longtermmemmory
Senatsar Kerry. Sounds good.
To: odin2008
Black guy on right: "Nah. Not even with both hands..."
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posted on
06/18/2009 9:20:55 AM PDT
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...!!)
To: llevrok
Mr Kerry does not understand networks. First of all ATT has a 3g network that is more ubiquitous than their competitors. Furthermore, Apple has built in features that are compatible with ATT’s delivery.
It is natural that Apple would look to ATT as a distribution model so they can deliver advanced features.
It benefits the consumer and of ATT/Apple.
When the other networks have the ability to support the advanced features of the IPhone, it is likely that Apple will include them as part of their distribution model.
However, it should be noted that other manufacturers have exclusive arrangements as well. For instance, the Motorola Q9 is offered exclusively on the Sprint network.
There is a rationale for offering products and services unique to the competitor as they see advantageous in acquiring new customers and retaining them
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posted on
06/18/2009 9:29:10 AM PDT
by
Vendome
To: llevrok
Well, now youve got someone on your side. Uh, well, uh...that's OK. I forfeit.
To: DBrow
isnt Algor heavily invested in Apple? He isn't a major stockholder... but he has been a member of the Board of Directors of Apple Inc. since 2003.
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posted on
06/18/2009 4:10:13 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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