Hi,

There's an interesting article on The Register about this whole iPhone story:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01...ocked_iphones/

There are some interesting points about the mobile provider lock-ins - especially the notion that when you buy a BMW, they don't force you to buy petrol from one particular garage; nor do the manufacturers of fridges dictate to you which electricity company you have to buy power from.

I always thought that Mac fans were the type of people who are opposed to the alleged anti-competitive tactics of Microsoft - but Apple are just as bad by all accounts.

Cheers,
Nick