Is iPhone Popular Because US Mobile Phone Carriers Are Calcified?
So you bought an iPhone and finally got the signal. Could the device popularity be due to Apple’s great marketing skills in building buzz in the marketplace and with employees? Or could it be because US mobile phone carriers’ traditional veto power and design control over every feature of a the phone has been overruled? NYT David Pogue [thanks, Bruno] reports a conversation with the Treo team at a recent mobile industry conference by Lake Como: “I also remember hearing friends on the Palm Treo team tell me what a nightmare it was to sell their early phones to the American carriers, who traditionally wield veto power and design control over every feature of the phone. The Treo team had all kinds of great ideas for improving the design and software of cellphones—but those carriers turned up their noses with a “we know what’s best” attitude.” Do you know what you’re missing? I travel to Europe once a year, I am not surprised by the dearth of services available to mobile phone users in the
