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German Court Rules iPhone Locking Legal

Posted by kdawson on from the help-pay-for-the-patent-settlement dept.

l-ascorbic writes "A German court has overturned Vodafone's temporary injunction against T-Mobile. Two weeks ago, the British mobile network won an injunction forcing T-Mobile to sell iPhones that were not locked to its network. Vodafone argued that locking is an anti-competitive practice, and sought to force the German network to permanently allow the use of the phones on other networks. After the injunction was granted, T-Mobile offered the unlocked phones for €999 ($1473), and these will now be withdrawn from sale."

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  1. Screwed like US now! by r00t · · Score: 3, Funny

    The masses will snap up "cheap" phones with evil contracts that can't be comprehended by non-lawyers.

    Other phones become a niche product with rising costs. Eventually nobody offers them, because they are less profitable.

    You're getting the US cellphone industry. Enjoy!

  2. It's a neat phone, but.. by Brett+Buck · · Score: 2, Funny

    Holy scheize, 999! There's nobody in the world I want to talk to that badly.

          Brett

  3. Re:999 euros?! by the_humeister · · Score: 2, Funny

    I had thought selling a phone for $500 is insane, I might have yet to see everything...

    Have you seen a dwarf do a fat chick? No? So indeed you haven't seen everything...
  4. Allow me to say it. DAMN NAZIS !! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    First it was WWI. Then it was WWII. Now I can't buy a freaking nazi iphone for E1000. Bloody war crime !!

  5. Re:999 euros?! by Corporate+Troll · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have that movie somewhere....