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Google’s End Run Around the Wireless Carriers

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/25/googles-end-run-around-the-wireless-carriers/

by sant0sk1 • 18 years ago

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rrf• 18 years ago

The days of carriers locking users into 2 year contracts are numbered. It's encouraging that both Google and Apple are considering breaking this uncompetitive market up.

jacobscott• 18 years ago

Too much cognitive overhead from choosing all of these options. I want inexpensive (unlimited) high quality service, ideally with no service contract. Choosing between five service providers every time I want to make a phone call (or even every time I go to a new city or state) is insanity. See e.g.

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/03/01/040301crbo_books

on having too many choices.

ph0rque• 18 years ago

I'm for this as much as the next guy, but Google filing a patent != end run around the wireless carriers

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