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Nickname: a gorden
Date: 7/11/08 17:13

I have seen this before, I believe they called it a BLACKBERRY back in the day, data expensive plus phone and hidden fees- tthey still making hand over fist!

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Nickname: Zach
Date: 7/11/08 17:14

@Campbell - Sorry about the text size, it's a bug I've been getting for whatever reason. No intention to shout.

I appreciate your point of view on this issue, and it's certainly fun to play devil's advocate on a lot of these points.
While it would be nice to think that Microsoft became the monopoly that it is today because of our own doing, someone in your position must understand that there was much more to it than popularity of the software. Microsoft is an absolutely ruthless competitor; the downfalls of WordPerfect and Netscape as well as their selective support of open standards will attest to that. But that's not the issue at hand, is it? As to the responsibility of the Canadian government, besides approving Rogers' purchase of Fido, the only GSM competitor to enter the market, I would argue that their involvement was relatively insignificant. Could they have done more to prevent Rogers from attaining the position it has now? Certainly. Should they have? Perhaps.
Yes, I love my Mac, and Final Cut Pro is essential to the work that I do, but that really isn't important here. But the fact is that this whole situation IS and iPhone issue. I don't have an iPhone. Despite my any appreciation I have for the device, or it's UI, I'm not going to stand in line overnight for it. But why is this whole situation very much an iPhone issue? When has there ever been a response of this magnitude to Rogers pricing? Canadians have been complacent for years, and now the device that gets everyone riled up just happens to be an Apple device? Forgive me if I draw a connection between the massive hype surrounding the device and the extent of this response.
This is for everyone:
I understand what people want from Rogers, however, my position has always been that you're not going to get anything done on the internet. There are thousands of petitions online and it's very hard to create a real impact with them. Why? Because even though you signed the petition just once, using your own name and information, not everyone else has done so. People use fake names and aliases all the time online, and what's to stop them from signing the petition multiple times? As soon as that's a possibility, all impact is immediately lost. I'm all for civic change, but if you want to do it right, you need to get off the computer! Organize a rally, go around and collect real signatures that could not be ignored by either Rogers or the government. If you do this, you WILL accomplish this, and you WILL see a major change.

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Nickname: Steve Smith
Date: 7/11/08 17:25

Agreed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nickname: Thomas
Date: 7/11/08 17:29

I'm fairly certain that you will never get unlimited data from Rogers. You can't even get unlimited data on their internet packages anymore so why would they offer it for their phones. Dealing with their prices should be more important than unlimited data.

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Nickname: Tony
Date: 7/11/08 17:31

Rogers you've been robbing me of my hard-earned money for 6 years now. Still not enough?

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Nickname: Michel Richardson
Date: 7/11/08 17:38

Trop cher.... vos forfaits... Pas riche comme Ted Rogers

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