I'm still undecided but I'm leaning towards the only issue here being that the DRM isn't up front. If people know what they are getting into then I see no reason why such a deal between two private parties should be prevented. Tricking someone into a deal and then jumping out "gotcha!" is of course shitty behavior.
I'm sympathetic towards the cell phone issue but I think it's being brought up far too often here. In the United States you have three, maybe four, choices. It's easy for them to collude and price fix. The fuckers certainly did when charging $20 a month for text messages. It costs billions of dollars to enter that market so they could this easily. Pretty much anyone can enter the kitty litter box or coffee maker marketplace. Dozens of companies already have. I'm all about consumer choice and as long as there is choice if someone wants to offer a shitty deal then I'm perfectly fine with that.
I'm sympathetic towards the cell phone issue but I think it's being brought up far too often here. In the United States you have three, maybe four, choices. It's easy for them to collude and price fix. The fuckers certainly did when charging $20 a month for text messages. It costs billions of dollars to enter that market so they could this easily. Pretty much anyone can enter the kitty litter box or coffee maker marketplace. Dozens of companies already have. I'm all about consumer choice and as long as there is choice if someone wants to offer a shitty deal then I'm perfectly fine with that.