Article Title
"Why Your Carrier Owns Your Smartphone, Not You"
Article Author
Steven Kovach
Article Publication Date
Nov. 14, 2012
URL
http://www.businessinsider.com/carriers-are-the-customer-2012-11
Article Summary
Smartphone makers are under the thumb of wireless phone carriers, seeing the carrier that sells your data plans as the customer rather than the actual consumer buying the phones. Since carriers decide what phones to sell, phone distributors have to appeal to carriers or risk not being able to launch.
Relevance to Class
Who doesn't "own" a smartphone in this class? Seriously, they are the minority. This article presents some food for thought for smartphone users.
Key Quote
"Two different representatives from two different smartphone companies happened to tell me the exact same thing this week: 'The carrier is our customer.' "
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