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AT&T and Apple are fielding two more lawsuits regarding the iPhone: a federal suit and a state suit that both accuse the companies of unfair business practices and violations of antitrust, telecommunications and warranty laws. The suits allege that by not letting consumers modify their iPhones so that they work on other networks, the two companies have conspired to maintain a monopoly. The suits also claim that the companies are unlawfully constraining consumer choice by not allowing users to "unlock" their iPhones and intentionally issuing updates that effectively disable unofficial third-party programs.
For more on the lawsuits:
- read this article from the AP
Comments
Posted by Ryan Christianson | October 11, 2007 - 2:51pm
How is this any different then any of the other locked devices that all of the other U.S. carriers sell?
Posted by nate | October 12, 2007 - 7:19am
this is crazy. people should have read their terms of service when they bought the phone or at least within the 14 day return period. if they are to stupid to take it back or read it at the time of purchase thats on them. If they don't agree with the rules then they shouldn't have bought the phone.
People will sue for anything these days. Monopoly? really wow all it does is create more competition - now another carrier and manufacturer will have to come together and built something bigger and better than the iphone then find a way to effectively market it. this is great for the consumer!!
some people are just stupid.
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