iPhone AT&T exclusivity lawsuit goes class-action

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Every AT&T iPhone owner included

iPhone AT&T exclusivity lawsuit goes class-action, every AT&T iPhone owner included

Hey, remember that iPhone class-action lawsuit we poked around in a couple months ago and discovered Apple's lawyers confirming the original five year AT&T exclusivity agreement?" Nilay Patel asks for Engadget.

"Well, get ready to hear about it a lot more in the months to come, as the judge in the case has officially certified the case as a class action, meaning it now officially includes anyone who's ever bought an iPhone on AT&T," Patel reports.

Patel reports, "If you'll recall, the argument is that iPhone customers signed up for a two-year contract without being told that AT&T had an exclusive for five years -- thus in reality being held to the carrier for an additional three years without                                                                                   recourse..."