[RS]

“It’s the first time a carrier actually let a cell phone be developed completely with the consumer in mind. “

Sure -
- like no consumer would like VOIP in their phone so they can avoid using carrier minutes.
- Like no consumer would like IM so they can avoid using carrier text units.
- Like no consumer would like streaming audio for podcasts and internet radio that uses up the carrier bandwidth they they allready pay for.

[Terpfen]

- Like no consumer would like IM so they can avoid using carrier text units.

IM programs use up alloted text messages. They aren't exempt.

[antiRepublicrat]

Until now the carriers have had a lot of control over cell phone features. This time they had no control, and a manufacturer got to decide everything that went into the cell phone. Hopefully this will balloon, and all manufacturers will start demanding power, and consumers will win.