With WP8, it's do-or-die time for Nokia. Unfortunately, their efforts in the US were severely hampered by relying solely on AT&T for the Lumia 900 and T-Mobile for the Lumia 710. No Verizon, no Sprint, no US Cellular, no other carriers. And contrary to what some OEMs seem to believe, many people will not change carriers just to get certain hardware.
So can we expect either the Lumia 920 or Lumia 820 on every carrier that is going to support WP8 (i.e., everyone but Sprint)? Can us US Cellular folks at least expect the 820, if not the 920?
To ask it slightly differently, was there any legitimate business reason for keeping the Lumia 900 just on AT&T (as opposed to the Galaxy S3 being on every carrier)? If so, does that business reason still apply to the WP8 lineup?
So can we expect either the Lumia 920 or Lumia 820 on every carrier that is going to support WP8 (i.e., everyone but Sprint)? Can us US Cellular folks at least expect the 820, if not the 920?
To ask it slightly differently, was there any legitimate business reason for keeping the Lumia 900 just on AT&T (as opposed to the Galaxy S3 being on every carrier)? If so, does that business reason still apply to the WP8 lineup?