I think everyone is forgetting one essential part of 4.3 and 4.4 that is the main reason Verizon doesn't want the Nexus to get it:
AppOps.
If you don't know what that is, Google it. It allows you to shut off per-app access to certain features on the phone. In other words, if you want to block their proprietary apps from accessing any information you need only click a button.
As far as Verizon's customer service goes, I'm already tired of it. Every phone call is different information with different people telling you different things all leading to the same purpose: "Oh you can't buy the phone this way but if you sign up for EDGE you can get that awesome new phone that you want" despite me telling them I'm a grandfathered customer.
Don't worry, Verizon. Your message has been received loud and clear. You don't want my business anymore unless I pay you more money. That isn't how being a customer/provider works. When you start giving helpful updates, non-canned responses from your drones, and good customer service for the money we pay you, you can have more.
I'm absolutely sick of the lack of respect you show your customers, whether they're under contract or not. You are very lucky my wife just upgraded her phone within the year or I would pay an ETF just to save money. Don't think for a second that your wiser customers are sticking with you for the service. They're sticking with you for the data plans. The instant you make that go away, those customers are gone and I'm sure you couldn't care less. The minute you try and take my unlimited data from me is the very minute I switch carriers and don't worry, I don't care about your awesome groundbreaking new phones or your stock responses that clearly were copied and pasted from a field manual.
I care about respect. And I'm wise and old enough to know that Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T aren't going to respect me any more than you do. At least they won't charge me an arm and a leg while they are at it.
I haven't seen Shiny screenshots but the
