[Reason077]

> "The push for eSIMs has little to do with "reducing parts counts" or thinner devices, and everything to do with carriers wanting more control over their customers"

And yet, it's the phone manufacturers who are pushing eSIMs. Many carriers seem resistant to rolling them out! Why? If anything, it's because the opposite is true: eSIMs make it easier to switch providers, by eroding the barrier of having to first acquire a physical SIM card in order to switch.

> "Mark my words, we'll start seeing eSIM transfer fees, locks, policies - all designed to keep people from participating in a free market for cell phone services."

I think if that were to happen in Europe, we'd quickly see a regulatory response from the EU (if it isn't illegal already).