Re: HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE indefinitely delayed at US Customs f
Upset over things like not getting a phone "first". I think people miss the point of what a pre-order is, it doesn't mean you get it early. Plus, another story that just recently that WILL cause a carrier to lose some face is that Verizon is cutting off their grandfathered in unlimited customers and will force them to go to tiered plans like everyone else. That's a story to be upset about, not a phone being delayed and mad about not ALREADY having it when the release date hasn't even passed yet. Like George Carlin says, calm down, have some dip.
Days. I would frankly be surprised if there are not units walking out of Sprint stores on Friday, but obviously I am speculating like the rest of you. It may linger into early next week, but assuming the phones are already produced and stateside, HTC will get the injunction overturned (or countersue Apple for patent infringement on another simiarly worthless patent, at which point they'll both settle) and move on.
Sprint will not lose any significant face from this situation. Even though there are a dozen or so techies on this forum, and a handful of other similar forums on the interwebs, who are upset over the situation, I would be surprised if it is more than a few hundred in total. 95% of people who buy phones go into a store, pick the pretty one, and walk out. The Evo LTE isn't even a demo model in the store yet. Nobody knows about it but us. And, as previously pointed out - people are taking it like petulant toddlers.
Upset over things like not getting a phone "first". I think people miss the point of what a pre-order is, it doesn't mean you get it early. Plus, another story that just recently that WILL cause a carrier to lose some face is that Verizon is cutting off their grandfathered in unlimited customers and will force them to go to tiered plans like everyone else. That's a story to be upset about, not a phone being delayed and mad about not ALREADY having it when the release date hasn't even passed yet. Like George Carlin says, calm down, have some dip.