appleinsider.com — A French appeals court has thrown out France Telecom's attempt to restore its exclusive rights to the iPhone, upholding a December ruling handed down by competition regulators. Orange signed a five-year deal with Apple to carry the iPhone 3G, leading rival service provider Bouygues Telecom to file a complaint last September.
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grahamvinylFeb 5, 2009
It's not business telling government what to do. It's the government staying out of what they have no business being a part of to begin with.
amasiancrasianFeb 5, 2009
You can get a factory-unlocked iPhone from Apple's Online Store in Hong Kong. You only need a HK shipping address.
smacksawFeb 5, 2009
Thank you for entirely missing my point. Explain "choice" when you don't actually have one.Freedom is buying something and doing whatever the f**k you want with it. It's not being enjoined from using it. It's not some sort of corporate pseudo-authority that dominates the public airwaves and colludes with gov't to limit consumer choice and freedom.People who live in glass houses...seriously.
smacksawFeb 5, 2009
Where's the free-market competition to determine a fair price for this item?
r3zonanceFeb 6, 2009
You'll have to commit to an 18-month contract (the norm now in the UK) with someone, or pay around £500 for the phone outright.Buying the phone outright would probably lack the visual voicemail and may not give you a decent data plan.