Comment Re:it had to happen (Score 1) 514
THAT, is how capitalism works-you sell me something, it's mine now, and I do with it whatever in the hell I like without owing you another nickel.
I don't think that word (capitalism) means what you think it means.
Capitalism simply means that the providers of goods and services are privately held and controlled (as opposed to held by the government). It does not have any significance as to the manner in which the goods are sold, the rights that come with the sale, or condition of products sale and use.
Your entire argument is ridiculous anyway. You are not just buying 2 GB a month, you are buying the "right" to use the provider as well. Or do you think you own some physical 2 GB that you can use on your own, without AT&T? Since they are providing a service, they *should* have the ability to determine how they will provide this service. This is not a perfect analogy (what analogy is, but it is better than yours) but imagine you built a restaurant and you had a deal that customers could eat all the food you wanted in one hour for $10, but they had to use chopsticks. If they want to use a fork, it will cost you an additional $2. What is wrong with that? -- other than it is a dick move.
And that is the point about all of this. Charging more for tethering or not allowing is a dick move. But it is by no means outside of the rights of the company or capitalism or anything else. If you don't like it, buy another plan, go with another carrier, or write directly to AT&T. THAT is how capitalism works. It certainly does not work by granting you instant omnipotent rights to anything that you fork over money for. In the future, it is best to understand what you are talking about, before you speak...
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But capitalism involves a transfer of ownership being a transfer of ownership, period.
Not even close...
