I don't understand this argument. It sounds like you're saying that Verizon wanted to launch this as quietly as possible so that they wouldn't sell too many phones. Why wouldn't they want to sell more phones? Even if they want to sell more RAZR's or something, they're not going to cripple an "exclusive" phone. To sell something but to try and minimize your sales of it just doesn't sound like a plausible course of action, even for Verizon.
My bet is they were all set to sell the device and then the 4G network issues popped up and they decided to put the brakes on launching a new 4G device until the network issues are resolved. Imagine the bad PR you would get if you launched a top tier device on a broken network. I predict they will get this resolved by the end of the week and we will see an official PR from Verizon announcing a next-day launch. They already have the units and accessories, they just need the green-light from the network.
Per Hans sis 28k phones in the midwest. That is an awful small #. Hyping up a phone too much and creating a customer base that you can't fulfill their expectations is worse then missing a launch date announcement. Shhhhh get it out let our geeks have them and when we get more we will advertise like mad! Plus, think of all the great press we get from the geeks. $$$
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