Comment Re:Really, ATT's fault? (Score 1) 375
Actually,
They went to Verizon (the second biggest cell company) and tried to go with them first. Verizon felt that the requirements that Apple laid out were too restrictive (selling in Apple & Cell Stores, activating at home, no sales in sister kiosks in Best Buy or something similar) and backed out.
When AT&T (the largest cell company in the US) said yes, a figurative "gun" was put to their heads.
They went to Verizon (the second biggest cell company) and tried to go with them first. Verizon felt that the requirements that Apple laid out were too restrictive (selling in Apple & Cell Stores, activating at home, no sales in sister kiosks in Best Buy or something similar) and backed out.
When AT&T (the largest cell company in the US) said yes, a figurative "gun" was put to their heads.
