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.
“This time they had no control, and a manufacturer got to decide everything that went into the cell phone.”
Obviously not since Apple purposely left out features that consumers would want but would effect the profitability of the cellular provider.