What I Don't Get - Paid Themes and Icons

Why would you pay for a picture that you can easily find on the Internet and paste into something? Especially now, with the interconnectivity of everything. You can pretty much jam two things together with a USB cable and do a lot.

Instead, many elect to send a text message to some thing, which sends another text message with some picture as an attachment, and the user is billed for the messages as well as the picture. And you can't just download one thing. It always has to be some subscription service.

This problem is even prevalent on consoles. Try to find an Xbox 360 game that offers free Gamer Pictures or Themes. They're few and far between. I'm not counting Twisted Pixel's games this time, because they come free with purchase of the games, which is worth it even without the bonuses. At least all of the companies that advertise offer theirs for free, although you often end up with logos everywhere. And don't forget Avatar clothing. The best clothes for Avatars are what comes with it. If you go look at mine, you'll see a wolf hat and a chicken shirt. Those things are awesome and free.

I admit to having paid for a ringtone in the past, and this was back when every phone didn't have 3G Internet and USB connectivity. I still use that one ringtone today. If I had the tools to add other ringtones from my own music collection, I would. But I can't get the software to work because it's messed up and the phone is kind of old. I only need one ringtone anyway, and I could even go without a ringtone, just having a generic ring, but then I might get confused at times about whose phone is ringing.

I say, if we have the tools, we should be able to do whatever we want for customization within legal means. And the tools are pretty cheap these days.