This (german) source says that the free of charge unlock by a Samsung service partner will make the device accept any SIM-Card. So it is not locked to the new r

This (german) source says that the free of charge unlock by a Samsung service partner will make the device accept any SIM-Card. So it is not locked to the new region: http://allaboutsamsung.de/2013/09/samsung-gibt-statement-galaxy-note-3-galaxy-s-4-und-co-ab-sofort-mit-regionaler-sim-karten-sperre/ http://allaboutsamsung.de/2013/09/samsung-gibt-statement-gal... But why Samsung? Why?