Second, it undermines business. The appliance model works because the devices are designed for a particular use. However, by extensively subsidizing the devices, companies are depriving themselves of the funding they need to develop new ones. And the phone makers made a nice profit. That means features like embedded SmartCard or credit card readers, and products like Internet Radios, may never see the light of day.
Simplicity sells, and diversity rules.
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