Apr 13
Dell has been dropping more than a few not-so-subtle hints about an upcoming smartphone, and while tech rags have been buzzing about the possibility, word is that American and European wireless carriers are a touch less excited. Dell reportedly shopped the phone around to providers last month at the Mobile World Congress, but was unable to find any takers.
“The carriers, who see products from all the leading handset vendors, have decided to pass on Dell’s handset,” Collins Stewart analyst Ashok Kumar said today. “Some carriers are citing a noncompelling product with a road map that lags competition.”
The company is apparently looking for an alternative method for selling the phone, perhaps in a full-price, unsubsidized form.
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