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>> They can't WAIT to make phones eSIM only, can they? Then they can make certain models carrier-exclusive with no unlock capability.
You are contradicting yourself in the same comment - nothing exclusive to eSIM followed by a supposedly eSIM only disadvantage.
The disadvantages of eSIM are not exclusive, there are advantages -
Swapping electronically is easier than swapping physically just like all other e-things being easier.
The physical space saved could be put to better use.
I don't have to care about mini and nano sims between phones.
I don't have to deal with the sim tray pin and fiddling with it with my sausage fingers.
Hell a carrier could instantly reprovision an eSIM to your number adding extra security over a physical SIM, without having you wait for a replacement physical SIM.
So unless there are consumer protection laws that exclude eSIMs speifically, the disadvantages apply to physical sims just the same - hacking, carrier locking, and so on. A SW update blocking an eSIM can block a physical SIM too.
On this I'm with Apple and am glad to see them drive the transition. Like the notch, Android hopefully follows.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
