fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoVerizon refused to unlock man’s iPhone, so he sued the carrier and wonarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1359arrow-down12
arrow-up1357arrow-down1external-linkVerizon refused to unlock man’s iPhone, so he sued the carrier and wonarstechnica.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·11 hours agoThat is a separate issue. This is a lock to prevent use with other service providers,
minus-squareCallMeAnAI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down11·9 hours agoWhich people don’t care about. They were getting a new phone when they switched.
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 hours agoPeople… don’t care about being able to switch phone carriers while keeping their phone? I think you’re quite mistaken. Even if few people actually do that, they certainly care about the effect of the resulting competitive pressure on the market.
That is a separate issue. This is a lock to prevent use with other service providers,
Which people don’t care about. They were getting a new phone when they switched.
People… don’t care about being able to switch phone carriers while keeping their phone? I think you’re quite mistaken.
Even if few people actually do that, they certainly care about the effect of the resulting competitive pressure on the market.