This is just one of the main differences between Europe and the U.S. Most Europeans want to have a good, enjoyable life, accepting that that usually means makin a lil less money and not bein able to buy as much stuff. On other side many Americans want to make as money as they can, and many dont value family life and simply free time as much. For example in Europe its very unusual to have more than one job, while the average american prolly has bout two jobs.
i dont think that was initial goal though, its prolly just a nice (from the RIAA point of view) side effect, so they didnt bother to change nethin bout it.
im not sure bout norway, but at least here in germany the population density is way higher than in the U.S., so network coverage is also much better (bout 98% compared to bout 50%, im not sure bout the numbers though). i think at least part of the problem in the U.S. is that the network coverage is too low to enable a "use youre cellphone for everything" thing.
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in america theyd get sued for the "stopping stolen car" thing.
This is just one of the main differences between Europe and the U.S. Most Europeans want to have a good, enjoyable life, accepting that that usually means makin a lil less money and not bein able to buy as much stuff. On other side many Americans want to make as money as they can, and many dont value family life and simply free time as much. For example in Europe its very unusual to have more than one job, while the average american prolly has bout two jobs.
i dont think that was initial goal though, its prolly just a nice (from the RIAA point of view) side effect, so they didnt bother to change nethin bout it.
im not sure bout norway, but at least here in germany the population density is way higher than in the U.S., so network coverage is also much better (bout 98% compared to bout 50%, im not sure bout the numbers though). i think at least part of the problem in the U.S. is that the network coverage is too low to enable a "use youre cellphone for everything" thing.