T-Mobile Germany wins locked-iPhone court battle

It was the challenge many hoped would see an increase in availability of unlocked iPhones, but today the courts decided in favour of T-Mobile Germany and gave them permission to continue selling the Apple handset locked to their network.  The case - brought by spurned rival Vodafone, who claimed that the exclusivity deal broke anti-competition rules - had resulted in a temporary injunction preventing T-Mobile from locking the iPhone, as well as forcing them to offer up an entirely unlocked and contract-free version.

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