Another reason for carriers to push Android phones, and one I see all the time in Canada, where the iPhone is available on pretty much every carrier: exclusivity.
If I walk into a carrier's shop and they really sell me on buying an iPhone, I'm going to turn around and walk out to comparison shop, because I know I can get an iPhone anywhere, and possibly with a better deal on the plan. Of course, by the time I've been into 3 or 4 stores, I'll just go with the last one anyway, because I'm tired of looking around and want instant gratification.
If I'm convinced that I must have an Android phone, the odds are the phone they sold me on is exclusive to that carrier, so to get it I sign up on the spot.
As soon as the iPhone went to Telus and Bell here, and Rogers/Fido lost exclusivity, Rogers/Fido stores lost any interest in actively selling it.
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