A pity that EUcrats don't understand tech.
Few years back EE sold a nice ZTE-made model that was popular with rooters -- the next generation of the model was re-engineered to try to stop all that.
Granted, the EE phones were probably slightly subsidised at the time of purchase -- but EE recouped that from the vast majority of buyers.
At least at the expiry of contract, a phone you bought should belong to you, be unlocked and open to uninstalling apps and installing whatever OS you want.
In most industries the tech isn't advanced enough to allow makers to screw with your purchase, post-purchase. It's becoming clear that the same must be applied to the tech industries urgently before the tech evolves further and becomes more prevalent in our lives.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
