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tzs
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One major difference between phones and desktops is that phones are often subsidized.
josteink
on Dec 29, 2012
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So are computers with their "free" antivirus included. But let's not care about that.
Why should that make a difference?
greenyoda
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The subsidy is paid back by the customer being locked into a service contract for some number of years. It shouldn't affect the customers' freedom to run their own software on the phone.
owendbybest
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This applies mostly to US phone sales.
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