T-Mobile ordered to unlock iPhone
November 20th 2007
The Wall Street Journal reports that a German court has asked T-Mobile to make changes to its marketing for Apple's hot-selling handset. Moreover, the court has temporarily prohibited the wireless carrier from continuing to sell the iPhone only in combination with a two-year service contract.
This action has been prompted by a suit by competitor Vodafone.
According to the story, T-Mobile is blocked from selling the iPhone for at least two weeks until hearing on the subject is held by a court in Hamburg.
Editor's note: The iPhone will be sold unlocked in France. It's likely O2, Apple's network partner in the UK, will also be forced to sell unlocked iPhones.
Moreover, there's a growing sentiment among American's that exclusive contracts aren't in their self interest.
Apple's position on DRM and the environment give me hope that they'll get out in front of this issue and free the iPhone...
What's your take?
