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And the winner is…T-Mobile! After waiting on a delayed ruling from a Hamburg court in Germany, it seems that Apple’s iPhone-distribution partner in Germany has won the battle against rival carrier Vodafone. The court has overturned a temporary injunction that forced T-Mobile to sell unlocked versions of the iPhone alongside the locked, T-Mobile-exclusive iPhone – which basically allows T-Mobile to resume exclusive sales of iPhone locked to T-Mobile’s network.
To the probable dismay of MVNO Debitel, T-Mobile Germany has announced that they will stop selling unlocked iPhones, but will offer a free unlocking service to all iPhone owners upon contract-expiration. “We are pleased with the outcome,” T-Mobile spokesman Rene Bresken said.
Kudos, T-Mobile. We’re glad you won that BS injunction prompted by Vodafone’s bitter-regret for not having won the iPhone contract.
[Via: Apple Insider]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
