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AT&T Crippling BlackBerry for iPhone?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the new-sheriff-in-town dept.

0xdeadbeef writes "BlackBerryCool got a tip that not only was AT&T removing GPS functionality from their version of the BlackBerry 8820, they're doing it so it won't show up the iPhone. While carriers crippling phones to stop them from competing with pay-per-use services is nothing new, this might be the first time they've done it to make their other products seem less diminished."

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  1. Re:Wow by mobby_6kl · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Of course, now that you've drank the koolaid, nothing's gonna make you like the iphone less. Unless... you puke up all that liquid. You might want to consider that option.

  2. Why? by lightningrod220 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why does AT&T feel the need to do this? Everybody knows that Apple was more than confident that they didn't need to compete in features, because they have a great UI.