The Death of Contracts

So the evolution has occurred.

Apple's Iphone is the dominant mobile internet device in the world, but now Google, the search engine powerhouse, has attempted to keep up with them.

What I see as Apple's major downfall was its contract with AT&T. That restricted so many people from owning and using the Iphone. It also created an elitism surrounding the Iphone.  You have to pay a monthly premium just to use the damn thing, whereas, if they sold it unlocked, it could have been bought and used for any service and would have ended up in more hands.

What I love about Google is it's ability expand and simplify.  Granted the Nexus One costs $530 new unlocked $179 with T-mobile contract, but it will hopefully lead to better and better internet capabilities on mobile phones. Google is also making a big step by freeing us from the chains of service provider contracts, which has not been a widely practiced strategy thus far.

I believe the time of contracts and subsidized phones will soon come to an end in America.  People are sick of all the bureaucracy and unpleasantness of dealing with cellphone companies.  I've traveled abroad and no one else is using contracts, it is simply a trap employed by America's major phone corporations.

Google's easy to use retail site online also simplifies things and gives some power back to the people.  No more waiting in long lines at the whim of phone company's time schedule.
This is how we at  Cellular Recycler operate; no contracts, no messy experience, we just sell you a phone as it is, for what it is worth and you choose what you do with it.  Once Google phones make it through their first short-life, we will fix them, refurbish them and give them life once again... at a much cheaper price.

We are in an exciting time, Mobility and Internet access have merged and this will change the world... quickly and forever.  Beware the birth of the 4G network.  For a full review of Google's Nexus One release please check out this blog from the release party.