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In 2007 Walt Mossberg wrote an article titled "Free My Phone" about cell carriers' stranglehold over phone hardware and software. It's incredible how many of th
by modeless 6y ago
In 2007 Walt Mossberg wrote an article titled "Free My Phone" about cell carriers' stranglehold over phone hardware and software. It's incredible how many of the complaints in the article are relevant again today, with Apple replacing the role of the carriers. I recommend giving it a read: http://mossblog.allthingsd.com/20071021/free-my-phone/ http://mossblog.allthingsd.com/20071021/free-my-phone/
- sitkack 6y agoIt is crazy that cell phone manufactures can dictate what run on user's phones. It seems like some large percentage of business models and tactics is to shake down the producers and the consumers.