Kris Kumar
08-05-2004, 05:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.mpx200.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1935' target='_blank'>http://www.mpx200.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1935</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Not that you can put too much stock in these sorts of things, but there’s a rumor that AT&T Wireless is backing away from plans to carry Sierra Wireless’ new Voq Professional Phone, which runs on Microsoft’s Smartphone OS., saying that it’ll be supported on their network, but not sold by them. We’re guessing that Sierra Wireless and AT&T’s first date didn’t quite pan out—did Sierra not pay for dinner or open the door for them on the way out?"</i><br /><br />If this rumor is true, then it is a big blow for Sierra Wireless. Sierra has been struggling to sign up major carriers for its unique Smartphone. <a href="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=39479">Initial reports</a> had suggested that AT&T Wireless would be the carrier in the United States. AT&T has a lot of enterprise customers, and this phone with its flip open keyboard, is a perfect fit for its enterprise customers. It is also bad news for folks who were planning to buy it at a subsidized price. I am very disappointed with the <i>carrier-manufacturer politics</i> that is prevalent in the Smartphone market. What do you think?