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After tremendous amount of pressure, mostly coming from one of its fiercest rivals, mobile network operator T-Mobile has bowed in and will then sell an unlocked version of the iPhone in Germany. Of course, it goes without saying that the legal battle would still proceed.

This is in concurrence to a court injunction requested by Vodafone mandating that T-Mobile either sell an unlocked version of the iPhone or withdraw the product from the market. Vodafone insisted that German competition law prohibits an operator from selling a locked phone with a two-year contract. Last week, T-Mobile announced it will sell an unlocked version of the iPhone for $1481. T-Mobile sells a locked 8GB iPhone in Germany for 399 euros including 19 percent value-added tax.

The unlocked version means that users can put in a SIMÂ card from another operator and subscribe to a different plan.

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