Not Yours!
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| notbob Jan 27, 2013 12:23 PM EDT |
One more reason why I'll never have a "monthly bite" cell phone or e-reader and why I use Linux. Usta be when you bought something, you owned it outright. Not any more. Now, the dirtbags want to own their product in perpetuity. Too bad you can't eat a cell phone app. I'd love to return a steaming pile of app for a refund. |
| dinotrac Jan 27, 2013 4:16 PM EDT |
@notbob -- Amen. Technically speaking, I'm not sure that it's really illegal to unlock cell phones. The exception to DMCA has been eliminated, but no court case has ever determined that an exception was needed. The problem, of course, is that mere mortals can't afford to be the guinea pigs for this proposition. |
| caitlyn Jan 28, 2013 11:22 AM EDT |
I have one simple word for this: unenforceable. |
| dinotrac Jan 28, 2013 12:02 PM EDT |
@caitlyn, sadly, it is enforceable. For the most part, I believe that people buy unlock codes from unlocking-services. Those guys are natural targets. I would bet the carriers don't care about getting onesies and twosies so much as locking up the bulk of the phones. |
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