Verizon pulling the App Catalog out of their version of the Pre?
| by Shawn Brown on July 17th, 2009 |
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Verizon is struggling at this point to get some decent phones. Exclusively having the LG Chocolate line doesn’t do them much good at all. Right now we are all aware that Verizon is pulling for their own piece of the Palm Pre but the App Catalog may not be included in this version as indicated when VP of Partner Management at Verizon Wireless, Ryan Hughes spoke of Verizon’s own applications store.
Hughes said that Verizon is developing its own application store that will be the only application store pre-loaded on Verizon network devices, which leads us to believe that the Pre is also included in this statement. Controlling a device to the extent of crippling it is an all too common occurrence when it comes to the way Verizon does business.
Verizon is currently aiming to launch their app store by the end of this year which makes sense as they are rumored to be getting the Pre by the beginning of next year. If Verizon somehow manages to succeed at crippling the Pre it will be a sad day indeed. Why can’t Verizon leave things alone and let their customers have what they want?
1. JJ wrote on July 17, 2009
And that is why I left verizon (while having no issue paying a $100 early term fee). Tired of every phone I purchase being hindered.
2. lordhong wrote on July 17, 2009
My recent conversation with VZW CS Rep revealed that they will get some (note, not one, but some) webOS powered devices in Jan/Feb 2010, and they are not the Pre. VZW complains about its small keyboard size, and un-comfortable when typing. They are more inclined to get something similar like BB Tour/Bold in form factor.
My personal experience with the Pre is that I cannot type while lying on the bed. The center of the device weight makes the Pre hard to hold still.
Oh well, for VZW customers, we always have home brew app catalogs