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Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn
Is that really an issue though? As long as your on a plan it doesn't matter how many text messages you send or recieve.
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That's not the point.
I'm using the SMS thing as another example of how they force people into doing what they want them to do by making the alternatives as painful as possible.
Want people to use your Maps service?
Option 1: Make your Maps service better than the competition and let people choose it on their own.
Option 2: Do whatever you want with your Map service and make using the competition's as painful, costly and ineffective as possible so people have no choice but to use yours.
Want more people to buy SMS plans?
Option 1: Repackage your SMS plans so they provide better value, more usability and aren't designed to gouge people unnecessarily.
Option 2: Leave the SMS plans exactly how they are, and start charging people for incoming txts, thus forcing people who don't txt to have to add on an SMS plan out of fear of paying for all the txt messages their friends send them.