raichur0xx0rz
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Re: HTC One M8 will be Verizon Exclusive at launch?
Most definitely... I cannot recall a device with same-day availability, honestly. Even more surprising for Verizon only because of their botched launch last year. But Verizon seems to be stepping it up a bit with an early update on Moto X to 4.4, an launching M7 with 4.2 (IIRC) before updates hit other carriers...
I'm on VZW but won't be buying the M8 on launch if it's tied to VZW corporate stores only, since Best Buy has that $50 promo going on. Also want to feel out any quality control issues that some early adopters are experiencing.
In that situation I would buy a cheap-ish phone off Craigslist to hold me over...
Honestly, if they can pull of a same day release for any carrier, I will be thoroughly impressed, even if it's not my carrier of choice. Such a feat would require substantial coordination and will show that HTC is "trying" even if it's a single-carrier exclusivity for a week or two. Though of course, all of this is total speculation, and should be taken with less than a grain of salt until tomorrow at the announcement.
Most definitely... I cannot recall a device with same-day availability, honestly. Even more surprising for Verizon only because of their botched launch last year. But Verizon seems to be stepping it up a bit with an early update on Moto X to 4.4, an launching M7 with 4.2 (IIRC) before updates hit other carriers...
I'm on VZW but won't be buying the M8 on launch if it's tied to VZW corporate stores only, since Best Buy has that $50 promo going on. Also want to feel out any quality control issues that some early adopters are experiencing.
That's true as well, but I would assume the M8 would land before the S5, or around the same time. But for those who can't reasonably wait that much longer after tomorrow, it's unfortunate =[I think that is mostly correct in if someone can't wait two weeks they didn't want it that bad. However there are a few people out there that might be in real need of a phone.
In that situation I would buy a cheap-ish phone off Craigslist to hold me over...