The Stupidity of 'Smart' Phones
In These Times, July 2, 2009
By Megan Tady
Exclusive phone deals are harming consumers and smothering innovation. We need a policy change to unlock cell phones from our wireless carriers and unshackle us from corporations. Until then, "smart" phones like the iPhone are less than smart -- they're only as useful as the carriers allow them to be.
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