[k1darkknight]

Originally Posted by Nurhisham Hussein

I much prefer the system we have here in Malaysia - the carriers have little or anything to do with selling or servicing phones themselves (with the notable exception of the iPhone). Since everything is on GSM, that means carriers have to compete on service and/or price. The flipside is having to pay full retail on phones, but a thriving second hand market and fierce competition between hardware manufacturers means prices tend to fall pretty fast in that area as well.

Wow! That sounds like a more American business model than...oh, wait... than here in America. Hmm...what's wrong with THIS picture?

Don't get me wrong. It's great for Malaysia.
[rant] I'm just saying it's crazy that so many other parts of the world are shifting to a free market economy, while in the US, it's like we're running from the same, as fast as we can! [/rant sorry]

[k1darkknight]

Originally Posted by Nurhisham Hussein

I much prefer the system we have here in Malaysia - the carriers have little or anything to do with selling or servicing phones themselves (with the notable exception of the iPhone). Since everything is on GSM, that means carriers have to compete on service and/or price. The flipside is having to pay full retail on phones, but a thriving second hand market and fierce competition between hardware manufacturers means prices tend to fall pretty fast in that area as well.

Wow! That sounds like a more American business model than...oh, wait... than here in America. Hmm...what's wrong with THIS picture?

Don't get me wrong. It's great for Malaysia.
[rant] I'm just saying it's crazy that so many other parts of the world are shifting to a free market economy, while in the US, it's like we're running from the same, as fast as we can! [/rant sorry]