Verizon: Opening Up? Really?
The TechMeme kids are all a-flutter at news of Verizon Wireless's new "Any Device, Any App" initiative. In principle it seems to mean that Verizon is dropping at least some of the walled-garden silliness that has characterized the cellular telephony business in the past.
In practice, what does it really mean? It's tough to say and the announcement is short on specifics. For now, color me encouraged, but highly skeptical until we have more than some PR puffery. Will they really let you hook up your own GPS device, wireless data thingie, etc., with no additional fees assuming you have an account? I find that hard to believe, but hey, I can be convinced.
More analysis here post press-briefing from my fellow cynic, Om.
