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[blu-Z8efaSeK1ezqlBn2x/YWAg at public.gmane.org (Edward Ned Harvey)]

> From: discuss-bounces-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org [mailto:discuss-bounces-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org] On Behalf
> Of Richard Pieri
> 
> > There is something fundamentally different.  When you buy an iphone, you
> > make a substantial investment, and you're required to sign a 2-year
> > contract.  So when Apple suddenly starts a new policy of charging where
> they
> > previously weren't...  That's exploiting a monopoly.
> 
> Your first statement is patently false.  iPhones can be had without
contracts.
> You'll pay the full cost ($600-$700) instead of the subsidized price but
they

Although you can buy an iphone without a contract, you can't sign up for
AT&T or Verizon wireless without a contract.


> Your second statement is also false.  This is not a new policy.  It's been

If your definition of policy is what apple wrote in their official written
policy, then it's not a new policy.
If your definition of policy is what parts of the written policy apple makes
a policy of enforcing, then it is a new policy.