Speaking of AT&T, they announced recently that anyone eligible for an upgrade in 2010 will be able to cash in early and get the new iPhone 4 at the full discounted rate; after signing a new two year contract, of course. Cool, I guess? But why? Well, I have a theory that AT&T will be losing their exclusivity in the not-so-distant future. Admittedly, this would be very un-Apple like with the timing, seeing how nothing was mentioned at their most recent keynote presentation. The odds of an announcement offering the iPhone on another U.S. carrier this fall or winter is unlikely at best. Still, it doesn't really make much sense for AT&T to offer early upgrades of up to six months in advance to existing customers. Sure, they lock you into another two years of monthly premiums, but that's not a good enough reason for me at this point. Also, I find it highly unlikely that AT&T is doing this to "be nice" to their customers. I mean think about it; if you knew one of your competitors (especially Verizon) was going to be getting the iPhone too, wouldn't you want to renew as many iPhone contracts as you possibly could before said announcement? That's what I thought. As unlikely as it may be, don't say I didn't warn you if sometime around Christmas 2010 or early 2011 it's announced other carriers are getting the iPhone.
Something is just fishy about the whole thing. It's hard to believe there isn't something else going on behind the scenes that we're not aware of. Oh well, I guess only time will tell.
Source: AT&T, Engadget (Picture)
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