Analyst: Carriers turned nose up at Dellphone
The reason there is no Dell phone is because when Dell made it, the carriers did not like it. Who is the customer again? [Barrons]
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GadgetGav
#1 – 6:21 PM March 22, 2009
"Who is the customer again?"
In the US cellphone model, the carriers *are* the customer of the handset makers. That's how each network has their exclusive hardware. If you want an iPhone, you have to go to AT&T. The G1? Go to T-Mo. The LG Dare? That's Verizon for you.
That's the way it is. Dell should have had a carrier lined up before they went too far with the development if the Barrons article is true.