There are thousands of phones, and hundreds of music players to pick from. Other than perhaps the iPhone is a better product in some ways, nothing prevents the consumer from shopping elsewhere. Apple has to work with the telecoms as well as the music industry as they exist today, not as Apple or the consumer might like them to be. Let’s not forget, other carriers turned down working with Apple and the iPhone.

Most people make the assumption that Apple decided to go with one carrier and that they are big meanies for doing such. It is very possible that the decision was the other way around. It is likely that AT&T said that if we are going to do the work of getting our network to utilize visual voicemail we want to recap that technology investment before you take this product some place else. This restriction would be limited by the geographic reagion that AT&T covers.

This is a much more plausable reason than Apple restricting the carrier. Be sure if Apple could sell an iPhone to anyone on any network that supported their technology advancements they would. My question to those people that unlocked the iPhone is, does their voicemail system allow you to choose which voicemail you can listen to first and which order you can play them in?

AT&T has an exclusive with Apple, at least for now. So that was indeed part of the deal. It may be a requirement from AT&T to upgrade their network to support visual voicemail and other stuff that may come in the future, but that doesn’t make Apple “big meanies” either. With a GSM phone, here in the states it’s just AT&T and T-Mobile. Is T-Mobile that much better than AT&T — or better at all?

Peace,
Gene

Most people make the assumption that Apple decided to go with one carrier and that they are big meanies for doing such. It is very possible that the decision was the other way around. It is likely that AT&T said that if we are going to do the work of getting our network to utilize visual voicemail we want to recap that technology investment before you take this product some place else. This restriction would be limited by the geographic reagion that AT&T covers.

This is a much more plausable reason than Apple restricting the carrier. Be sure if Apple could sell an iPhone to anyone on any network that supported their technology advancements they would. My question to those people that unlocked the iPhone is, does their voicemail system allow you to choose which voicemail you can listen to first and which order you can play them in?

Sorry forgot to mention Apple customers in the lawsuit. After all I am sure that we are paying a higher price on our products as a result of this crap…maybe even a $100 additonal per iPhone.

My question is can I find an attourney to represent me (pro-bono) in bringing a class action lawsuit on behalf of myself and other Apple shareholder’s against all the law firms and people bringing these frivolous lawsuits? It is forcing Apple to pay all these attourney’s fees, taking their focus off of delivering a better product, and resulting in smaller earnings which keep the stock from moving up.

Any takers…? That’s what I though…bunch of blood sucking parasites. Who f’ing lost a billion dollars as a result of purchasing an iPhone? They could have bought mine for a cool million.

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Britt, I agree with you that this is the request that will forever go unanswered.

My question is can I find an attourney to represent me (pro-bono) in bringing a class action lawsuit on behalf of myself and other Apple shareholder’s against all the law firms and people bringing these frivolous lawsuits? It is forcing Apple to pay all these attourney’s fees, taking their focus off of delivering a better product, and resulting in smaller earnings which keep the stock from moving up.

Any takers…? That’s what I though…bunch of blood sucking parasites. Who f’ing lost a billion dollars as a result of purchasing an iPhone? They could have bought mine for a cool million.

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While the lawsuits may seem frivolous on the surface, and no one is going to award a billion dollars to these folks, it may pave the way for Apple to sell the iPhone to other providers that much faster. The overwhelming complaint with the iPhone appears to be the ties to AT&T, whose customer service is on a level with that of cable companies.

I wouldn’t presume to defend AT&T, although I have friends who use them and seem to like them, as much as you can like any wireless carrier.

However, AT&T is spending lots and lots of money to enhance its network, so it is taking itself seriously. One hopes they will also invest in improving customer service.

For Apple it may have been about money and getting a carrier to follow their requirements, but it may also require that AT&T become a better company in return.

Peace,
Gene

While the lawsuits may seem frivolous on the surface, and no one is going to award a billion dollars to these folks, it may pave the way for Apple to sell the iPhone to other providers that much faster. The overwhelming complaint with the iPhone appears to be the ties to AT&T, whose customer service is on a level with that of cable companies.

We don’t who’s paying people to file these frivolous suits against Apple, do we?

It may just be some ambulance-chasing attorneys who hope for a good payday, even if it’s just a quick settlement.

Peace,
Gene

We don’t know who’s paying people to file these frivolous suits against Apple, do we?