Fear the Reaper (The iPhone Update Backlash)

[kdarling]

I doubt Apple depends on the contract fees. But whether or not they do is immaterial.

It's the whole point of the discussion. You claimed people with unlocked phones are somehow not paying enough because they don't volunteer to give even MORE of their money to Apple, than is required to pay for the phone.

The point is what price is offered to people who do sign a contract and pay those fees compared to the price paid by those who hack the phone and avoid paying them.

Exactly.

1) The price is the same whether you sign a contract or not.

2) We've agreed that monthly royatlies are additional money for Apple.

If what you're trying to say, is that Apple's beancounters have a plan for how much money they want to make, and unlocked phones don't add to that pile, then I'm sure that's true.

But that just points out Apple's greed, not anything bad about unlocked users. I know of no obligation to give corporations as much money as they ask for.

You might as well argue that those who don't buy lots of tunes and ringtones are not contributing "their part" either!

 

[PBG4 Dude]

You might as well argue that those who don't buy lots of tunes and ringtones are not contributing "their part" either!

Wouldn't this be like that TV exec that said people who don't watch TV commercials are stealing the content shown around those commercials?