Mr. MacPhisto
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So you're saying that you think that the 950 will be GSM & CDMA and able to operate on both AT&T and Verizon? That's rather unprecedented. And given the lack of support for Windows Phone by Verizon, Microsoft's history of being unable to push updates to their phones on Verizon's network, and the bitter rivalry between Verizon & AT&T, it's pretty hard to believe.
I'm totally willing to hear you out because I think you're a great source on things. But pardon me if this all seems super farfetched. What's the saying? If it seems like it's too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true.
Look at the Moto X Pure Edition just announced today that will go onsale in Fall 2015. Supports all those bands, GSM, CDMA, and all LTE bands. Motorola stated that the one phone would work on any carrier on the planet. $399 unlocked. Snapdragon 808 with 3GB of memory, much like the Lumia 950.
If Moto can do it, why can't Microsoft?
Secondly, unlocked phones do not need carrier approval for updates. Microsoft can push updates directly to the phones when they are unlocked, regardless of the network they're on. The carrier holds no rights to the phone or its content then.
Even if you wanted to go Android, you could buy the Moto X Pure Edition unlocked and get updates direct from Moto. Motorola could even decide to sell a Windows version of the Moto X just like that - unlocked. Frankly I would love to see Motorola and Microsoft set major trends with universal phones that can go on anything - truly global. And I think BOTH will get a lot of attention for doing it. And if both hit these price points ($399 for a 5.7" QHD Snapdragon 808 phone - Microsoft could do that; the 950 is smaller, but selling the 950 for $349 and the 950XL for $449 unlocked would make major waves along with Moto).
Seriously, Take a look. Lifted right off of Motorola's website right now:
[h=5]Networks[/h] LTE cat. 6 (up to 300 Mbps)
WCDMA
CDMA
EV-DO
TD-SCDMA
GSM/EDGE
[h=5]Bands[/h] GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+ (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
CDMA (800, 850, 1900 MHz)
4G LTE (B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 38, 41)
One phone. Pretty much everyone is covered. After what I've heard, I can almost guarantee Microsoft will do this. They may do it for ALL their phones going forward. Would make it really easy to cut down to 6 total handsets a year.