It depends how the contract is written. In this case the reason T-mobile is "upset" is because Starbucks went completely with AT&T in markets where AT&T is not even present. From a Starbucks standpoint it makes sense because you don't want to confuse your customers if you are a national chain. While T-mobile is upset because they're thinking, "are you kidding me, your dumping us and losing money in a lot of markets b/c no one else is there?" Also, AT&T has allegedly begun granting users free and paid access in markets where it has not completed or even begun the equipment transition. With as much as AT&T and iTunes are linked with 6 million iPhones on the market and as much as Starbucks sells iTunes music it makes perfect sense overall.
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It depends how the contract is written. In this case the reason T-mobile is "upset" is because Starbucks went completely with AT&T in markets where AT&T is not even present. From a Starbucks standpoint it makes sense because you don't want to confuse your customers if you are a national chain. While T-mobile is upset because they're thinking, "are you kidding me, your dumping us and losing money in a lot of markets b/c no one else is there?" Also,
AT&T has allegedly begun granting users free and paid access in markets where it has not completed or even begun the equipment transition. With as much as AT&T and iTunes are linked with 6 million iPhones on the market and as much as Starbucks sells iTunes music it makes perfect sense overall.
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