The most important thing a company like Google or Apple could do is liberate consumers from the tyranny of phone companies in the US. My device ought not be li

The most important thing a company like Google or Apple could do is liberate consumers from the tyranny of phone companies in the US. My device ought not be limited to a single provider. Imagine if this was the case with your computer. By making devices vendor-locked competition is limited and service costs remain high. Smart phones have been a windfall for phone companies. We are all paying way too much for their services. If competition was open due to device independence, service would be better and costs would come down.