March 26, 2008

Austrian chancellor's iPhone stirs up controversy

gusenbauer-iphone.jpg The Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) is calling for an investigation into chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer's use of an iPhone captured on camera at an EU summit one day ahead of its official Austrian release. engadget:mobile reports.

"It looks like the questions center around whether the phone was unlocked; if it was unlocked then whether it was legal or moral to do so; if it wasn't unlocked whether Gusenbauer was getting special treatment; and above all, whether the government footed the bill."

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