here<\/a>).\u00a0 Copps labeled exclusive deals between handset manufacturers and cellular carriers as restrictive to innovation and creating an unfair market of competition.\u00a0 He called for an investigation into the matter.<\/p>\nLet’s face it.\u00a0 From a consumer standpoint, eliminating exclusive deals between handset providers and wireless carriers would be wonderful.\u00a0 Talk about opening up the field of choices for consumers!\u00a0 I’d certainly get an iPhone if I didn’t have to switch to AT&T Wireless!<\/p>\n
But how would eliminating exclusivity affect the brands involved?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some of the mystique around the iPhone would be lost.\u00a0 The “when you can’t have something, you want it more” mentality has certainly driven the buzz about the iPhone over the past couple of years.\u00a0 However, with more iPhones in more consumers’ hands, there is a much greater likelihood that they’ll like the product after trying it, try additional Apple products, and become loyal Apple customers.\u00a0 Apple is an incredibly strong relationship brands.\u00a0 Loyal Apple customers are vocal brand advocates who are always happy to tell other people how wonderful their Apple products are.\u00a0 There is great value in increasing the pool of Apple brand loyalists.<\/p>\n
For AT&T Wireless, the story is a bit different.\u00a0 When customer contracts end, and now that wireless phone numbers can be carried with consumers from one network to another, leaving AT&T Wireless is a lot more attractive and much easier.\u00a0 A phone is only as good as the network it’s on.\u00a0 Therefore, if AT&T Wireless customers aren’t completely satisfied with their service from AT&T Wireless (and that includes customer<\/em> service), then it won’t be difficult to make the decision to move to a different carrier and take their iPhones with them.<\/p>\nThe real coup will come for other wireless carriers who to date have been excluded from offering the “it” product of the moment to their customers.\u00a0 I’m sure that many consumers have switched from their previous carriers to AT&T Wireless just so they could get an iPhone.<\/p>\n
However, as much as limiting exclusivity is a good thing for consumers, I have to disagree with Copps’ argument that exclusivity reduces innovation.\u00a0 On the contrary, do you think that the Blackberry Storm and Palm Pre would have made it to market as quickly as they did had the iPhone not been such a success and stolen market share?\u00a0 And the one-up-manship continues!\u00a0 I don’t think that exclusivity hindered innovation at all in this case.\u00a0 With that said, I do think that exclusivity reduces consumer choice and keeps the playing field from being level.<\/p>\n
What do you think?\u00a0 Can you think of any positives of exclusivity in the case of handheld manufacturers and wireless carriers?<\/p>\n
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