Comments on: McAdam as Verizon COO: More Google, Less Neutrality

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GigaOM’s Top 15 Mobilize Influencers 2010: Tech News « — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:16:48 +0000

[...] impressed. And while his company is doing well, Dick Lynch, CTO and EVP, Verizon, was just surpassed by Lowell McAdam, who was head of the Verizon Wireless business and recently promoted to COO of the parent company [...]

By: Prasheen Prakash

Prasheen Prakash — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:43:12 +0000

I disagree. Apple will find it very difficult to keep up with the pace at which Android is going. If you would have noticed, a key trend on Android is the introduction of devices at different price tiers. Soon there will be a flurry of low cost Android phones which will be consumed by people at the lower end of spectrum including kids (who would just love the integration with the social networks).
If Verizon keeps to its guns and be the first to introduce such devices to the US market it can see another increase in its subscriptions.
If Apple has to fight back they need to cosy up to Verizon et al. and most importantly introduce Iphone nano devices in the next two quarters.
Just my two cents
Cheers!
Prasheen

By: Darwin

Darwin — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:26:03 +0000

Verizon wants and needs the iPhone because they know Android alone will not win over the many people who left Verizon because of the iPhone. At least not in Androids current half baked state. But Apple refuses to roll over for Verizon like Google did which is why it is taking so long. Even so I would bet that iPhone will be on T-Mobile and Verizon within 6 months. At which point Android sales will drop like a rock. Just as they did in europe when the iPhone was on all carriers.