This isn’t surprising at all.  Do I think we should all freak out?  Not…yet.  It was only a matter of time before the freedom we’ve enjoyed on Android started to fade away as all of these carriers realized that "open” isn’t necessarily good for their bottom lines.  With data theft (tethering for free) more than likely climbing by the minute and bloatware contracts flooding handsets, it’s almost shocking that this didn’t happen sooner.  The cell phone business hasn’t always been the most consumer-friendly, so why should we expect it to be now?

If P3 is right, and we see a couple of developer devices each y ... Read more »