Even though it has taken a majority stake in Clearwire, moved quickly to take over the company's board, made financial maneuvers to prevent anyone else from buying Clearwire, and will likely acquire the company with the help of new owner SoftBank once their current deal is approved -- Sprint would like everybody to know that they don't control Clearwire. "While we have a majority stake, we do not have control of the company, and their finances are not consolidated with Sprint's," Sprint insisted to news outlets this week. "They are an independent company with independent management and board. This is (the) same as when we previously owned more than 50 percent." The same, except now Sprint has a rich sugar daddy in SoftBank that makes everything completely, totally different.