Comments on: Converged Products: Week of 6/17/07 http://mcguireslaw.com/2007/06/18/converged-products-week-of-61707/ The value of any product or service increases with its mobility. Mon, 21 May 2012 12:58:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Gerald Buckley http://mcguireslaw.com/2007/06/18/converged-products-week-of-61707/#comment-154 Gerald Buckley Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:06:37 +0000 http://mcguireslaw.com/?p=474#comment-154 Doesn't it stand to reason then that as this convergence continues we should expect the AT&Ts and Verizons to STOP subsidizing these uber phones (ala iPhone)? It's got to be a drain on the network's cost of sales. And, the device mfg isn't getting full margin on the sale (in lieu of wholesaling it). Pretty soon the devices are too expensive for the networks to 'buy' for us. Doesn’t it stand to reason then that as this convergence continues we should expect the AT&Ts and Verizons to STOP subsidizing these uber phones (ala iPhone)? It’s got to be a drain on the network’s cost of sales. And, the device mfg isn’t getting full margin on the sale (in lieu of wholesaling it).

Pretty soon the devices are too expensive for the networks to ‘buy’ for us.

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