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Originally Posted by Bob Russell
Apple may be considering even more extreme moves with the iPhone.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...ve-bricks.html
Interestingly, whether they brick the unlocked phones or not, Jobs definitely says he's on a mission to fight against unlocking. Yet there's no outcry.
But in Apple's defense, everyone seems to be in agreement that the real obstacle to progress and consumer joy is the oppressive policies and control of the carriers. Apple may only be doing what ATT is requiring of them. Or... it might just be that Apple wants their cut of carrier service subscriptions. |
Erm have you noticed that the iPod Phone and iPod Touch are pretty much the same tune. A reasonable guess is that the phone is being subsidised - by how much I don't know. Expecting to get a subsidised phone without locking is simply expecting to get something for nothing and last time I looked phone carriers were not charities. Quite right there's no outcry. Why should there be? A freeloader is a freeloader is a freeloader.
Maybe Apple should be selling unlocked phones at full price but I wonder how many people would buy them