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T-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for users (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

It's always the same argument. "This objectively bad thing for consumers is actually good for consumers because it allows us to offer a lower price!"

No, dipshits, you are choosing to make your product shittier than necessary and charging customers to undo your shittery. That's not some external thing, it's something that you chose.