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Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg dismissed suggestions that the iPhone’s going mass-market by claiming it a conspiracy. Bitter, much?
It’s hard not to call it sour grapes when Seidenberg told the Financial Times “There goes the conspiracy again…you’re declaring them a winner before they’ve earned it on the field.”
What conspiracy, Mr Seidenberg? That Apple’s iPhone gets the kind of press that Verizon can’t hope to generate for any of its data plans, let alone a single mobile device? It’s a shame that Verizon’s hot-headed CEO is reacting, instead of thinking up ways to keep Verizon in the public eye. AT&T has the iPhone, Sprint has the Samsung Instinct. Verizon, unfortunately, doesn’t have a single ‘killer’ device to bring to market and steal either of the operators’ thunder.
Seidenberg thunders on about how Steve Jobs has no monopoly on innovation. “And Steve Jobs eventually will get old . . . I like our chances." Verizon recently bought fifth-largest US wireless company Alltel, making Verizon Wireless the leading mobile operator with 80 million customers.
Vodafone entertained the notion of buying over Verizon Communications last year but Seidenberg thinks of Verizon as the hunter, not the hunted.
"In the long term, my view is that we’re the hunter. That’s the way I see it, and I’m trying to develop a new generation of hunters."
Fighting words, Mr. Seidenberg. Verizon certainly seems bullish – what with recently spending $23bn on a high-speed, fibre optic network offering theoretical speeds of 50 megabits a second. But though Verizon Wireless may be the biggest carrier, the question here is whether Verizon can keep those 80 billion [sic] customers and how they’ll make sure they won’t go running to the competition. Well, in ways apart from annoying long-term phone contracts, that is.
A buddy at the office saw Steve walking around Palo Alto last week, and confirms that he’s not lookin’ good.
Or perhaps in his opinion people are getting tired of Steve Jobs.
Jobs response: “Scoreboard”
Microsoft may suck -- and they will continue to suck just as they have always sucked, now that Bill has stepped down. But their profit margins will stay healthy for some time. Apple is not going to be able to say the same.
An utterly ludicrous interpretation of the CEO’s statement; AppleBots have to really dredge the bottom of the swamp to get “drop dead” from the quoted language.
It’s a potshot at Apple, but it’s really a potshot at AT&T - Verizon and AT&T are squaring off for a big showdown across the board - as ISPs, as cell phone providers, etc. and it’s pretty brutal.
Didn’t Apple give Verizon first shot at the iPhone? I think Verizon knows it blew it by refusing Jobs’ terms and it’s all sour grapes from here.
The author can't understand the Queen's English. Ivan was saying this media fad too shall pass.
iPhone, iPod, iHeartMySchnauzer, iSoiledMyself, at some point it isn't cute anymore and hype will out.
While it's true Steve Jobs is not much of a yuppie anymore, I have little doubt that Apple Inc. already has a Borg alcove that he jacks into at night.
Because VERIZON IS A SERVICE PROVIDER, NOT A HARDWARE MAKER! I know I greatly prefer my Samsung i760 to the iPhone, but if I had to have an iPhone-like phone, I could get one from HTC, Samsung, LG, and several others.
Here's a better question: why is Apple so lacking in integrated business solutions like the Windows Mobile, or even RIM platforms? Why did it take Apple 18 months to finally get 3G, when Samsung, Motorola, and LG had it for that long?
Isn’t werizon the old gen’l telephone in drag? worthless
My daughter works retail sales for Verizon Wireless. The debut of the iPhone was a minor one month glitch. As soon as people found out about the non replaceable batteries, that plus sticker shock, scared most people away from iPhones.
If iPhones were anything other than a boutique niche, competitors would be all over them already.
And I have an iPhone.
What should really concern Verizon's board, however, is why 18 months after the announcement of the iPhone, the Verizon camp hasn't been able to come up with any remotely credible "iPhone-killer"? They should ask their CEO what other concrete plans he might have to compete with the iPhone other than hoping that Apple's CEO drops out of the picture due to "old age." How does the $20.3 million-a-year CEO of a $100 billion company like Verizon display so openly its inability to compete on innovation by placing its "chances" on the demise of another CEO?Show of hands -- how many Verizon-shorters are there here? ;')
If Verizon wants to compete they should give customers the PALM CENTRO for free with a 2 year contract. AND, give discounts for broad band/web/e-mail connections when you have a family plan.
Why do so few people make the difference between Verizon Communications and Verizon Wireless? They are two different companies, the same way AT&T and AT&T Mobility are? No?
Apple sells one million iPhones in 74 days
Mac Daily News | Monday, September 10, 2007 - 08:33 AM EDT
Posted on 09/10/2007 5:57:22 PM PDT by Swordmaker
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1894310/posts
Microsoft games exec hints at iPhone rival
Macworld via Yahoo! | 09/04/2007 | By Elizabeth Montalbano
Posted on 09/04/2007 3:47:43 PM PDT by Swordmaker
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1891133/posts
The Computer Of The Future - Apple’s iPhone
Forbes Magazine | 07.04.07, 6:00 AM ET | Rachel Rosmarin
Posted on 07/04/2007 10:25:42 PM PDT by Swordmaker
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1861074/posts