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Of course it is unpopular. You're treating freedom and privacy as a commodity. If I cared and spent enough money, could I also restrict other people's freedom o
by laxatives 12y ago
Of course it is unpopular. You're treating freedom and privacy as a commodity. If I cared and spent enough money, could I also restrict other people's freedom or privacy? Neither should be a function of ability to pay. That being said, that is more or less how it is now -- you pay in cash/time/effort.
- ptaipale 12y agoI think he was saying precisely that: when you take a locked-in phone with a fixed deal, you're treating freedom and privacy as a commodity.
- marcosdumay 12y agoNope. They are lending you money (normaly with a huge interest), and taking your privacy and freedom away for free.
- dorfsmay 12y agoI think it is unpopular because people want the latest gadget but don't want to pay for it. > You're treating freedom and privacy as a commodity To the same extent that when I rent a car I accept the restriction on it. The difference is that I am more concerned about these restrictions than most people, and most of the time I will buy a smaller car or a used one rather than live by rental companies rules. To me the current situation in the phone market is like people leasing cars and crying to the government that the leasing companies' rules are unfair.