I also believe Facebook going public was a foreseen action. They are an extremely profitable company, with a long term future. Going public would only help Facebook's cause, as they bring in new money from investors they can expand their capabilities and ensure their future.
However, with the way technology accelerates change in the world today, Facebook is not a certain bet. Remember Myspace? Me neither, it will one day leave its place in society, it will no longer be trending. Once mainstream America decides there is a new, cooler item to be used, Facebook will crumble, and the billion dollar network will leave our minds with Myspace and Napster carrying it to the grave.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Verizon Sucks
So, I recently broke my phone, six days after my purchase. It is one of those fancy Razr smartphone type deals. I discovered Verizon's marketing strategy through this debacle. Apparently, their warranty starts coverage a month after the purchase date. Also, their "indirect distributor" Wireless Zone, gave m their own version of a warranty.
Now, I could switch to a less "cool" phone, with no 4G and all that, but if I do that, Verizon does not allow you to get the data plan back. Verizon locks their customers into a data plan, and if you ever break your phone, you can not use any other phone than a 4G model.
So, after Verizon gets a new customer, they lock them into their plan, with the idea that the customer can't leave his $30 a month data package, or else he will never get it back on that line. How does that make sense?
They are limiting their ability to get new customers, because their service is not "customer friendly". It is just another way in how corporations screw their customers, unknowingly. So, for the next month I cannot get a phone, until my insurance plan "Starts", because I broke my phone too soon. If a life insurance policy operated in the same way Verizon's warranty works, then you wouldn't be able to receive benefits for dying unexpectedly soon.
So thank you Verizon for telling me to wait three weeks before I ask for the service I purchased with my phone.
Now, I could switch to a less "cool" phone, with no 4G and all that, but if I do that, Verizon does not allow you to get the data plan back. Verizon locks their customers into a data plan, and if you ever break your phone, you can not use any other phone than a 4G model.
So, after Verizon gets a new customer, they lock them into their plan, with the idea that the customer can't leave his $30 a month data package, or else he will never get it back on that line. How does that make sense?
They are limiting their ability to get new customers, because their service is not "customer friendly". It is just another way in how corporations screw their customers, unknowingly. So, for the next month I cannot get a phone, until my insurance plan "Starts", because I broke my phone too soon. If a life insurance policy operated in the same way Verizon's warranty works, then you wouldn't be able to receive benefits for dying unexpectedly soon.
So thank you Verizon for telling me to wait three weeks before I ask for the service I purchased with my phone.
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