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Presumably you could purchase an unlocked phone from a jurisdiction where this law doesn't apply I bet there is a state like Nevada or Texas who won't follow Ca
by byoung2 12y ago
Presumably you could purchase an unlocked phone from a jurisdiction where this law doesn't apply I bet there is a state like Nevada or Texas who won't follow California's lead, and there is always Canada.
- josu 12y agoAlso >And although the legislation allows users to opt out of the feature after they buy the phone,
- Zikes 12y agoOnce the phone manufacturers have implemented the software feature, do you think it's likely they would maintain two separate code branches to accommodate California vs everywhere else, or would they just roll it out to all states? I'm thinking the latter is more likely.
- byoung2 12y agoI also mentioned Canada (or any other country really) as a possibility. There is already precedent for a US version vs international versions of phones, with the US versions usually being customized by the carrier, and the international version being unlocked and more vanilla. My wife's Samsung Note is a good example, rather than getting the T-Mobile one, we got an unlocked one from Amazon without all of the carrier bloat.
- famousactress 12y agoThere should be an "Occam's Razor"-like principal for this that argues that whatever the laziest possible fucking implementation is the one most likely to be implemented. (I'd clearly guess the latter also.)
- thaumasiotes 12y agoI'm intrigued by your model of the world. Have you tried buying furniture without flame retardants in the foam?
- byoung2 12y agoOf course furniture is an absurd example, but I do know of smokers who loaded up on cigarette lighters from other countries with no safety after law was passed in the US requiring safety switches.