Comments on: Apple & AT&T are Pulling a Thelma & Louise http://www.victusspiritus.com/2009/08/01/apple-att-are-pulling-a-thelma-and-louise/ Nourishment for the Soul. The current focus is inspiration and life path seeking. As my views evolve, so will my message. Latest topics include the marketing of ideas by social networking, and their role in the shaping of the future of internet commerce and society. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:05:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Choice is Beauty: Why I’m leaving Apple Mobile for Android » Victus Spiritus http://www.victusspiritus.com/2009/08/01/apple-att-are-pulling-a-thelma-and-louise/comment-page-1/#comment-2888 Choice is Beauty: Why I’m leaving Apple Mobile for Android » Victus Spiritus Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:59:00 +0000 http://www.victusspiritus.com/?p=1226#comment-2888 [...] Apple & AT&T are Pulling a Thelma & Louise [...] [...] Apple & AT&T are Pulling a Thelma & Louise [...]

]]> By: Mark Essel http://www.victusspiritus.com/2009/08/01/apple-att-are-pulling-a-thelma-and-louise/comment-page-1/#comment-2199 Mark Essel Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:04:39 +0000 http://www.victusspiritus.com/?p=1226#comment-2199 Hah David live the Lord of the Rongs analogy but I don't see it as an evil empire. In a world where people have choices it's self detrimental for a business to make an exclusive deal. The modern shopper not only wants choice, they expect it in all areas. If you take that freedom away from them, you're injuring your brand and long term business success.<br><br>Still in a desparate short term fight for survival I can see the appeal of exclusive anti-competitive deals. But are Apple and AT&T in that bad of shape? Hah David live the Lord of the Rongs analogy but I don't see it as an evil empire. In a world where people have choices it's self detrimental for a business to make an exclusive deal. The modern shopper not only wants choice, they expect it in all areas. If you take that freedom away from them, you're injuring your brand and long term business success.

Still in a desparate short term fight for survival I can see the appeal of exclusive anti-competitive deals. But are Apple and AT&T in that bad of shape?

]]> By: Mark Essel http://www.victusspiritus.com/2009/08/01/apple-att-are-pulling-a-thelma-and-louise/comment-page-1/#comment-406 Mark Essel Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:04:39 +0000 http://www.victusspiritus.com/?p=1226#comment-406 Hah David live the Lord of the Rongs analogy but I don't see it as an evil empire. In a world where people have choices it's self detrimental for a business to make an exclusive deal. The modern shopper not only wants choice, they expect it in all areas. If you take that freedom away from them, you're injuring your brand and long term business success.<br><br>Still in a desparate short term fight for survival I can see the appeal of exclusive anti-competitive deals. But are Apple and AT&T in that bad of shape? Hah David live the Lord of the Rongs analogy but I don't see it as an evil empire. In a world where people have choices it's self detrimental for a business to make an exclusive deal. The modern shopper not only wants choice, they expect it in all areas. If you take that freedom away from them, you're injuring your brand and long term business success.

Still in a desparate short term fight for survival I can see the appeal of exclusive anti-competitive deals. But are Apple and AT&T in that bad of shape?

]]> By: David Robbins http://www.victusspiritus.com/2009/08/01/apple-att-are-pulling-a-thelma-and-louise/comment-page-1/#comment-404 David Robbins Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:25:56 +0000 http://www.victusspiritus.com/?p=1226#comment-404 You are right that Apple and AT$T - sorry AT&T - has created a closely guarded ecosystem. For all the commercials that espouse "Think different, be different" blah blah blah Apple is in fact more closed than Sauron's evil Microsoft empire. <br><br>Don't get me wrong - the iPhone is a great achievement but there is also a strategy lurking here to lock people in. Enjoyed your post. You are right that Apple and AT$T – sorry AT&T – has created a closely guarded ecosystem. For all the commercials that espouse “Think different, be different” blah blah blah Apple is in fact more closed than Sauron's evil Microsoft empire.

Don't get me wrong – the iPhone is a great achievement but there is also a strategy lurking here to lock people in. Enjoyed your post.

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