T-Mobile Bans Others' Apps On Their Phones

cshamis writes "T-Mobile has recently changed their policies and now tell their customers with appropriate data plans and with Java-Micro-App-capable T-Mobile phones: no third-party network applications. You can, of course, still use their incredibly clunky and crippled built-in WAP browsers, but GoogleMaps and OperaMini are left high and dry. Would anyone care to speculate if this move is likely to retain or repel customers?"

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Re:misleading headling

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There is no mention of blocking 3rd party applications altogether, just those that need to access the network. Then how do you download apps to your phone other than through the network? Do network operators still require proprietary PC-phone data cables that cost 50 USD extra?