Comments on: Freedom in Phones Under a Regime of Software Patents, DRM Jail, and Other Forms of Malice http://techrights.org/2010/07/29/dumping-limo-for-android/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Dr. Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2010/07/29/dumping-limo-for-android/comment-page-1/#comment-96787 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:04:57 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=35765#comment-96787 Telcos have some of the largest lobbying budgets.

]]> By: twitter http://techrights.org/2010/07/29/dumping-limo-for-android/comment-page-1/#comment-96785 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:56:13 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=35765#comment-96785 In the US they also depend on a technically unjustified spectrum monopoly, sold to the highest bidder in corrupt auctions. It is no surprise that these carriers and their government friends force non free software on their customers who they wish to spy on and charge for every byte transmitted. These are the same people who fought tooth and nail to keep you from plugging in analog phone modems.

These sins do not absolve people who serve the telcos, they make it worse.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2010/07/29/dumping-limo-for-android/comment-page-1/#comment-96781 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:16:12 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=35765#comment-96781 I think half the problem is the carriers, who for example depends on locking devices to one carrier to subsidize their phones.

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