iPhone bricking and the need for Open Access
People are suing Apple and AT&T for iBricking their phones and unlawful business practice, but I think they should look at Verizon to bring on the next class action law suite. Verizon vehemently opposes Open Access infrastructure suggested by FCC, which companies like Google supported. This will basically take away the carriers ability to dictate what device we should be using and what should be (Software) on that device. Open access type operations are already available in Europe and Asia, where people chose the devices they need.
Apple on the other hand has made a mess out of otherwise a super tool that is attractive to the mases. It will not take over the communications world but it will have a large portion of the market looking for one. But making it only available for AT&T network may be the undoing. I hope they will come out clean from the lawsuit that AP reports; "Complaints over Apple Inc.'s use restrictions and recent software update for the iPhone have erupted in two lawsuits alleging Apple and its carrier partner, AT&T Inc., engaged in illegal monopolistic behavior.Two separate lawsuits were filed Friday in San Jose — one in federal court and the other in state court and both seeking class-action status.The federal case accuses the companies of unfair business practices and violations of antitrust, telecommunications and warranty laws. The state case raises some of the same allegations.Apple spokeswoman Susan Lundgren and AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel both declined to comment on them Wednesday."
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