VZ GNex exclusive period -- relative or absolute?

[Brooke]

Sorry the title is awkwardly phrased. My question is whether the period of exclusivity is affected by the "delay"? In other words, is the exclusive likely to be for, say, 6 months after the GN is released, or until a specific, already defined, date.

If it's the former, any delay could be seen to advantage VZ to the disadvantage of Google and the other carriers. If it's the latter, VZ would only be screwing themselves by foot-dragging on the release.

Anyone have experience in this sort of arrangement?

 

[anon(512898)]

Sorry the title is awkwardly phrased. My question is whether the period of exclusivity is affected by the "delay"? In other words, is the exclusive likely to be for, say, 6 months after the GN is released, or until a specific, already defined, date.

If it's the former, any delay could be seen to advantage VZ to the disadvantage of Google and the other carriers. If it's the latter, VZ would only be screwing themselves by foot-dragging on the release.

Anyone have experience in this sort of arrangement?

It is likely timed with when verizon took possession of the final product from samsung (all testing had been passed and the device had been approved for the network) but this is verizon so who knows.

 

[JediJesus95]

I would say the longer Verizon holds onto the device the shorter the exclusive period is.

 

[Mr. Poppalopolis]

I posted a thread like this a while ago. Have no idea which one it is, but I would think it's absolute. Meaning Verizon has less exclusivity time the longer they push back the release. That's the only thing that would make sense.

 

[kharrigan]

It must be based on launch. It's the only thing that makes sense... mostly.

 

[k6tcher]

I don't think it can be based on launch. If it was, they could just sit on the phone and cause it to never be "launched" in the U.S. at all. They surly don"t have that kind of agreement with Google.

 

[Brooke]

I tend to think that, while it may be a combo of the two, the exclusive period must decrease with the delay. If true, that argues against VZ doing this on purpose. It's just that, going back a decade and their restricting of available ringtones, I cant help but think of VZ as the evil empire ...

If only another carrier (I love GSM!) had decent coverage here ...

 

[Droid800]

I don't think it can be based on launch. If it was, they could just sit on the phone and cause it to never be "launched" in the U.S. at all. They surly don"t have that kind of agreement with Google.

It depends on how much they paid google for exclusivity. I would wager exclusivity will last beyond the Holidays, and probably until after CES.

 

[qnet]

That's a good question. I think it's a bad idea for a CDMA carrier (even if it is VZW) to have exclusivity. It really isolates a lot of people who are forced to buy the phone from overseas.

 

[anon(525422)]

Probably absolute, with some kind of agreement for extension if there are delays caused by any remaining bugs or incompatibilities from Samsung/Google's end.

Otherwise they could just sit on it indefinitely as a competitive c__kblock to the other carriers and carry on promoting Droids.

 

[spridell]

It depends on how much they paid google for exclusivity. I would wager exclusivity will last beyond the Holidays, and probably until after CES.

I agree with this.

The exclusivity will probably last until middle to end of january.

There have been numerous rumors of devices with ICS coming out first quarter next year. Also Sprint has announced a big event at CES. And Sprint is another big Android carrier.

This delay I think is definetly shortening their exclusive period.