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Originally Posted by elcreative
The choice is simple, buy if you want it and don't buy if you don't... what isn't a choice, is compelling someone to do things your way just because you want it... The argument that everything should be done your way or it's wrong, doesn't hold water any more...
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It is more complicated than that. It is not about features but device ownership. Apple and Amazon are playing little dictators over customers who mostly do not understand technical details and thus are unable to make best choices that are in their interests. When people realize that they are being screwed they have a duty to complain.
It is the same thing as about provider subsidized cell phones that are network locked. Once the contract has expired or you have paid the full price for the phone, the provider has a moral and in many countries also a legal duty to unlock it when the owner requests it.