And now they have created a mutually beneficial partnership -- an alliance; in the parlance of the CBS reality TV show, Survivor. The list of retailers that sell the Apple iPhone now includes Wal-Mart, Best-Buy, Apple, and AT&T.
"AT&T, [is] the exclusive U.S. wireless service provider for iPhone ...".
We currently do NOT own an iPhone. In our local area, the AT&T wireless (cellphone) coverage is sometimes perfect -- to often completely unavailable. One thing we are waiting for is more wireless service providers to be added to the current alliance, before we vote in reality.
Read more: Coming Soon To Wal-Mart: Apple's iPhone -- Forbes.com
Take a Shoe for the President
"Secret Service agents are trained to take a bullet -- apparently not to take a shoe, to protect the President of the United States." -- Paraphased from Dana Daniels , comedian magician.
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