fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoVerizon refused to unlock man’s iPhone, so he sued the carrier and wonarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1416arrow-down12
arrow-up1414arrow-down1external-linkVerizon refused to unlock man’s iPhone, so he sued the carrier and wonarstechnica.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareCallMeAnAI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down9·1 day agoBecause a locked loader only really affects an absurdly small percentage of people.
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day agoThat is a separate issue. This is a lock to prevent use with other service providers,
minus-squareCallMeAnAI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down12·1 day agoWhich people don’t care about. They were getting a new phone when they switched.
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day 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.
Because a locked loader only really affects an absurdly small percentage of people.
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.