Sprint can't sit with the cook kids [telecom]

open original image

Poor Sprint gets nothing as Verizon, AT&T nab 4G iPads

by Roger Cheng March 7, 2012 2:44 PM PST

Sprint, despite carrying the iPhone, didn't get an iPad of its own, unlike AT&T and Verizon Wireless.

Apparently, Sprint Nextel's seat at the cool kids' table got revoked by Apple.

As AT&T and Verizon Wireless got their hands on a shiny new 4G-enabled iPad, Sprint got stuck with zilch.

"Sprint is not carrying the iPad at this time," said a Sprint spokesman. He declined to comment on whether the company would eventually get to sell the device.

It's a bitter pill to swallow considering Sprint has committed to $20 billion over the next few years to carry the iPhone. While AT&T and Verizon Wireless get to bask in the afterglow of the new iPad announcement, Sprint has to sit quietly with its iPhones as its sole source of comfort.