T-Mobile wins reprieve on Iphone lockin

CELLPHONE NETWORK T-Mobile talked a German court into reversing a preliminary injunction earlier won by Vodafone requiring it to sell unlocked Iphones.

Vodafone had argued that T-Mobile's exclusive contract with Apple unfairly restricts consumer choice of mobile provider.

However, T-Mobile must have pointed out that there are other cellphones available and punters can simply get one of those if they don't like T-Mobile, and the court apparently agreed.

While the injunction was in effect T-Mobile sold unlocked Jesus phones for €999 ($1,477 or £719), €600 more than the €399 price of those sold with a two-year T-Mobile contract. µ