Imagine if we bought washing machines that were bound by the same terms as cell phone carriers. Monthly load limits would be set with overage fees for extra loads. Times of use could be different rates. Sensors would detect the brand soap you use and additional fees would be assessed for brands not in the contract terms. Tunes to wash laundry by could only be purchased from your machine carrier.
Now imagine a toaster with the same cell phone contract model model when it comes to the products you could put in the toaster, the spreads you could use and where you buy the power from to run the toaster.
Hooray for Jobs for taking a first step in getting the cell phone market to be like the current washing machine/toaster market!
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Imagine if we bought washing machines that were bound by the same terms as cell phone carriers. Monthly load limits would be set with overage fees for extra loads. Times of use could be different rates. Sensors would detect the brand soap you use and additional fees would be assessed for brands not in the contract terms. Tunes to wash laundry by could only be purchased from your machine carrier. Now imagine a toaster with the same cell phone contract model model when it comes to the products you could put in the toaster, the spreads you could use and where you buy the power from to run the toaster. Hooray for Jobs for taking a first step in getting the cell phone market to be like the current washing machine/toaster market!