tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752771132348583018.post789411421198409911..comments2024-03-18T17:27:29.804-05:00Comments on Managerial Econ: Consumer Reports Goes after Wireless "Exclusivity deals"Luke Froebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06832270922187297624noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752771132348583018.post-65452448854247037172009-09-26T07:05:07.339-05:002009-09-26T07:05:07.339-05:00Right, but somewhat disingenuously, when they fail...Right, but somewhat disingenuously, when they fail to point out that the competing tech standards in the US lead to as much phone-carrier lock-in as the contracts.Sam Shallenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771277894701260149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752771132348583018.post-57527634374723813382009-09-25T12:22:58.106-05:002009-09-25T12:22:58.106-05:00CR isn't complaining about contracts with phon...CR isn't complaining about contracts with phone companies and consumers, though. CR is blasting exclusivity deals with phone makers and mobile networks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752771132348583018.post-33915891884320774992009-09-25T09:10:34.392-05:002009-09-25T09:10:34.392-05:00The irony of CR trumpeting free markets and the Am...The irony of CR trumpeting free markets and the American way is rich.<br /><br />"...In Asia, 80 percent of wireless phones are sold outside of a wireless carrier contract. But in the United States, you're either stuck with one company, or your phone is effectively worthless. That's not a free market, that's just un-American."<br /><br />Of course, no mention of what that phone costs in Asia. Why, the price is similar to what you'll pay for a no-contract phone in the United States.Sam Shallenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771277894701260149noreply@blogger.com