IU must have missed out on the "Full ack" meme, because i don't get it...
(until urban dictionary told me it means "Full Acknowledgement")
I disagree.
The revenue sharing "scheme" isn't holding anything back, as far as the consumers are concerned, it's only the Carrier Exclusives getting in the way. (though exclusives are apparently necessary for carriers to agree to rev sharing, the actual rev sharing doesn't really impact the consumer.)
If carriers could see the value in giving the manufacturer a recurring cut of the profits (without exclusivity) - such as a handset that has higher customer satisfaction, in some ways directly tied to the fact that the manufacturer has a monetary incentive to keep their customer happy and with new functionality (instead of the all-too-common "you want your phone to work right? well then buy the new version!")
If the carriers would recognize the value in the rev sharing model, which namely would be more attention (on the part of the manufacturers) to customer satisfaction, be the rev sharing with Apple or Sony or HTC, whoever, then they might consider rev sharing without exclusivity.
Rev sharing, without exclusivity, doesn't really impact the consumer much at all. It certainly wouldn't slow sales.
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Jeff @ Apr 28th 2008 12:53PM
IU must have missed out on the "Full ack" meme, because i don't get it...
(until urban dictionary told me it means "Full Acknowledgement")
I disagree.
The revenue sharing "scheme" isn't holding anything back, as far as the consumers are concerned, it's only the Carrier Exclusives getting in the way. (though exclusives are apparently necessary for carriers to agree to rev sharing, the actual rev sharing doesn't really impact the consumer.)
If carriers could see the value in giving the manufacturer a recurring cut of the profits (without exclusivity) - such as a handset that has higher customer satisfaction, in some ways directly tied to the fact that the manufacturer has a monetary incentive to keep their customer happy and with new functionality (instead of the all-too-common "you want your phone to work right? well then buy the new version!")
If the carriers would recognize the value in the rev sharing model, which namely would be more attention (on the part of the manufacturers) to customer satisfaction, be the rev sharing with Apple or Sony or HTC, whoever, then they might consider rev sharing without exclusivity.
Rev sharing, without exclusivity, doesn't really impact the consumer much at all. It certainly wouldn't slow sales.
...woah. sorry about the novel.