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computerworld.com - 10/31/2008
Verizon has 31% jump in net income, but faces lower customer spending
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Verizon's CEO said he was optimistic about the company going forward but said Verizon may face decreased consumer and business spending because of the faltering economy in the U.S. and elsewhere.

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Verizon wants you to know why you shouldn't buy the G1
engadgetmobile.com - 10/31/2008
Verizon wants you to know why you shouldn't buy the G1
— engadgetmobile.com — It's not going all-out with a nasty public smear campaign, but Verizon wants its sales reps fully prepared for the occasional customer (or would-be customer) asking why they shouldn't head across the street to T-Mobile and pick up a G1 instead. To ... (more) Verizon wants you to know why you shouldn't buy the G1

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The real reason the BlackBerry Storm doesn’t have Wi-Fi or tri-band HSDPA
boygeniusreport.com - 10/31/2008
The real reason the BlackBerry Storm doesn’t have Wi-Fi or tri-band HSDPA
— boygeniusreport.com — You might have guessed it, but the reason is Verizon! We confirmed this a little while back with one of our really top-level sources (you know who you are!) and they did, in fact, confirm our suspicions — Verizon said hell to the no, we ... (more) The real reason the BlackBerry Storm doesn’t have Wi-Fi ...

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Who’s To Blame for Tech’s Woes? You and Me [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — The last time technology investments took a hit, it was easy to look around at the scattered sock puppets and dark fiber, and blame the downturn on the rapid run-up in venture-backed funding for me-too companies and unproven business models. But this time around, what will haunt technology companies isn’t their wholehearted embrace of the web — it’s consumers’ ...

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