Comment Re:Really bad summary (Score 1) 281
Corrected, you analogy would be:
Let's say Ford offered to sell you a brand new car at half the normal price, but the car has software installed on it that causes it to only accept gas at a Ford garage with special and expensive Ford fuel.
No contract is involved. The only question is whether you have the right to alter or disable the software. The Librarian of Congress has stated that -- in the case of phones -- you do.
There is some question over the interpretations of "owner" and "sole purpose" in this case, but there is no concern over contracts.