Say apple released a new iphone say called the iphone pro could it bypass the agreement with at&t because its technically not a iphone?
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because its a new phone like if virgin had the lg rumour on the there thing so noone else can get it its diffrent when the rumour 2 comes out
I'm sure AT&Ts lawyers wouldve had something preventing something like that. The only way I can see that getting by is if they have Ted from Scrubs as their only lawyer.
except a new contract was made then ending apple getting a cut of each subscribers bill and allowing a subsidyGuys, you've missed the easiest example of disproving this nonsense.
If that was the case AT&T would've lost exclusitivity when it was changed from 'iPhone' to 'iPhone 3G'
I'm sure there are provisions in the very detailed, very complex Apple/AT&T exclusivity contract describing what Apple can and cannot release. Saying that any iPhone would automatically go to AT&T is like saying whatever RIM puts out will automatically go to Verizon since they have exclusive rights to the Blackberry Storm.
The truth is, we have no idea what the Apple/AT&T contract explicitly states. If Apple were to come out with 3 iPhone models in June, who's to say they will all go on AT&T? If the exclusivity contract (which is probably over 200 pages long) says so, then they will.
And to say that it would automatically go to AT&T because it has "iPhone" in the name or since both the orginal and the "3G" went to AT&T, is a bit simplistic. Now, if the contract says AT&T will have exclusive rights to "any and all phone devices Apple produces until 12/31/10" then we have our answer. Maybe someone here can write to Tim Cook, Steve Jobs, or Randall Stephenson and ask them for a copy of the exclusivity contract.
The truth is, we have no idea what the Apple/AT&T contract explicitly states. If Apple were to come out with 3 iPhone models in June, who's to say they will all go on AT&T? If the exclusivity contract (which is probably over 200 pages long) says so, then they will.
And to say that it would automatically go to AT&T because it has "iPhone" in the name or since both the orginal and the "3G" went to AT&T, is a bit simplistic. Now, if the contract says AT&T will have exclusive rights to "any and all phone devices Apple produces until 12/31/10" then we have our answer. Maybe someone here can write to Tim Cook, Steve Jobs, or Randall Stephenson and ask them for a copy of the exclusivity contract.
