Interesting thoughts from Gustaf Erikson on the push for people to “unlock” the iPhone, which at this point entails rendering its telephony functions useless rather than making it possible to use on any operator’s network:
What this illustrates is the chasm between Apple’s image and AT&T’s. People are somehow convinced that AT&T subtracts value from the device, sullying the pureness of Apple’s vision. I think AT&T needs to think long and hard about how they got into this position, and what they can do to get out.
Taken a step further, I think it’s interesting to see AT&T become the focus of ire, rather than Apple for doing an exclusive deal and all the baggage its choices bring.