It’s no surprise that Apple is once again being sued. This time Damian Fernandez wants a shot at Apple and is fighting for the iPhone to be sold by all service providers, not just AT&T. His request for the iPhone to be unlocked will most likely be denied, I’m sure Apple has been getting ready for the lawsuits for quite some time.

Apple is also being asked to offer a warranty with the iPhone, if the motion for the phone to be unlocked is accepted. The fact that AT&T is the only service provider does seem a little strange and almost resembles a monopoly. 

I agree that in an ideal world the iPhone would be unlocked and open for all to use.  After all, there are plenty of people unhappy with AT&T’s service, and potentially a huge market for customers using other networks buying the handset.  Yet Apple’s one-carrier, control-all-the-cards stance looks unlikely to change with all but the strongest legal crowbar, so I wouldn’t expect to see this particular lawsuit back them into a corner.

Apple Sued Over Previously Unlocked v1.1.1 Firmware iPhones Being Disabled [via iPhone World]