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I don't think it really has to be that complicated providing the phone is of the same type the carrier already supports. As the hardware is the same, the carrier would have full knowledge/equipment to re-flash it with their settings. They would probably have to develop/release/(modify_existing) some drop-dead-simple conversion software to their servicing stores.
If the phone is a model that the proposed new carrier does not handle then it would indeed be a large burden to expect them to figure out how to make it work on their network. If a savvy consumer can make it work by having access to the correct settings, then more power to them.
They was I see it, the locking of phones is just an excuse for poor service. Once you drop $400-$600 on a phone and are locked into a particular carrier how likely is the average consumer to buy a whole new phone (to switch to a new carrier) as the first carrier's service sucked?
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