Sure I totally hate how the iphone would be locked to one carrier. I am all pro openness and all, that doesn't however mean that I cannot be rewarded for signing a contract with a phone company. If there happens to be a phone company out there who will sponsor me with an N900 or whatever if I sign a contract and I believe it to be a sweet deal, then there is no shame in signing that contract, is there? Of course I wouldn't want this to happen, if it means that you cannot buy your IT without any other obligations, but I guess both models can co-exist.