But Verizon knows what it wants, and it it definitely doesn’t want to be in the situation AT&T is in today with iPhone owners: reduced to a dumb pipe with very little device branding, no lock-in, no customer loyalty, little to no revenue share from phone-based content sales, and only negative press resulting from the relationship.
I agree with Marco’s assessment of what we can expect from Verizon. The above paragraph made me feel a little sorry for Verizon (and for AT&T) - it ain’t fun having the brand sucked out of you.
On the other hand, they never did anything good with it. Or rather, Verizon is known for good coverage, but hell if I can think of any Verizon “product” anyone gives half a crap about. They’re good at being a dumb pipe. They’re dumb at everything else.
