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People complain that the exclusive contract kept other carriers from selling the iPhone. But it may have also kept AT&T from selling other phones. Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint all seem to be getting the new, sleek, fast smartphones. But AT&T customers are stuck with the iPhone, Blackberries, or older style phones. I can't switch my whole family to another, less extensive network, just to get a better smartphone. Yes, the iPhone has been mostly good for AT&T, but I think it has hurt them also to a certain degree. A lock keeps people out as well as in.
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