iPhone Hacker

A hacker has unlocked the iPhone:

The Associated Press news agency confirmed George Hotz, 17, had unlocked the iPhone and used it on T-Mobile, a rival to its sole US operator, AT&T.

Good. While the iPhone is not a gadget that I am likely to buy – if I was interested, I would not buy it while it is locked to a network. I expect to be able to buy my phone and my SIM card separately and make a choice about both. I will not be forced by a hardware manufacturer to use their choice of network. Lack of consumer choice leads to cartels and price fixing.

So, here’s to George Hotz; the networks might hate him and I don’t suppose that he is Apple’s blue eyed boy, the law may be on his tail sooner or later, but he is a consumer champion.