Category: Telecommunications

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    Changing Telecom Landscape

    Saw this interesting story about AT&T negotiating with Apple to maintain it’s exclusive deal for the popular iPhone. The really interesting part was this little nugget buried in the last paragraph: Mr. Stephenson also is seeking to overhaul AT&T’s marketing to make wireless the priority. The next step, he said, is to do away with […]

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    Starbucks CEO: “It’s the economy stupid”

    In an effort to placate pissed off shareholders Starbuck’s CEO, Howard “I see nuttink” aka “Sergeant” Shultz blames the current “economic tailspin” for his company’s woes. Earlier this evening I was at Starbucks. At 8:00 pm the place was full. The biker chick in front of me ordered a 6 shot latte. The PTA moms […]

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    And The Reviews Are In…..

    What Drudge represents as the “First Review…” of the iPhone was published in today’s New York Post. The headline, DON’T GET ‘HUNG UP’ ON BUYING AN IPHONE probably says it all. To my point in my previous post: But it’s not an iPod. It’s a $500 or $600 communicator that requires a two-year calling commitment. […]

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    iPhone: The Day The Cell Phone Died?

    If you listen to the Mac O’Philes the iPhones upcoming release this Friday spells gloom and doom to all non-iPhone cellular device manufacturers, and indeed the entire cellular industry will soon be on it’s knees worshipping at the altar of Steven Jobs. Interesting story by Jordan Robertson I read on My Way News today points out […]