Verizon is in business and that means they are going to do what they feel is best for their business. They have to look at the big picture and if they believed that releasing the Fascinate earlier would be the most profitable option for them then I believe that they would have done it. The same with delaying the release, they have to believe it makes sense for some reason and I doubt they're doing it just frustrate certain individuals.
Here's one WAG on it. It looks like the rumored Droid Pro may be pushed back to late in this year or early next year, Windows Phone 7 is maybe November and the Nexus Two future is uncertain. This seems to potentially be leaving Verizon with a larger than expected gap between the Droid X and Droid 2 release and any of those phones being available. Pushing back the release of the Fascinate could help avoid a feast and famine situation with multiple high end smartphones released in a short time period, and competing with one another, and then nothing new to offer for several months.
I think the Droid X may have been pushed out first as the Fascinate would be hard to present as anything other than a Captivate alternative while as a carrier exclusive product quite different from anything AT&T offers the Droid X was easier to promote as an iPhone 4 alternative.
Here's one WAG on it. It looks like the rumored Droid Pro may be pushed back to late in this year or early next year, Windows Phone 7 is maybe November and the Nexus Two future is uncertain. This seems to potentially be leaving Verizon with a larger than expected gap between the Droid X and Droid 2 release and any of those phones being available. Pushing back the release of the Fascinate could help avoid a feast and famine situation with multiple high end smartphones released in a short time period, and competing with one another, and then nothing new to offer for several months.
I think the Droid X may have been pushed out first as the Fascinate would be hard to present as anything other than a Captivate alternative while as a carrier exclusive product quite different from anything AT&T offers the Droid X was easier to promote as an iPhone 4 alternative.
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