dsister44 said:
masterb8tr said:
dsister44 said:
Yes, you can do whatever you want with your console. But a company does not have the right to make an unapproved product. Microsoft has the right to deny it. It is not right for a company to make a profit on Microsoft's console without paying anything to them
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Things are not that simple. Yes Microsoft has every right to change the design of their consoles so it doesnt accept modchips ect(as long as it doesnt cause monopoly issues) If i however can make a modchip that works on the 360, i can sell it to customers without giving MS a cent, as its not based on their technology. Its all about licenses and patents. Take cell phones for example. Usually you get the cellphones cheaper if it comes with a subscription to a telecompany. The phone will usually be locked to only work with that telecompany's simcards. Its not illegal however to make a program that removes this simcard lock.
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I still do not see what is illegal about what Microsoft is doing. There isn't a monopoly on memory cards. You just have to have it approved by Microsoft. Datel's basis for this lawsuit is wrong. You basically said it yourself
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Uh... actually that's still a monopoly.
Microsoft is controlling the market in that regard... it's excluding competitors on something that isn't based on fair buisness practices. A company is making a product people want, and have been using but Microsoft has blocked them from selling it soley to profit.
In most markets Microsoft would lose that lawsuit huge. The only reason they won't lose this one is because Intellectual property laws have gotten pretty illogical based on the fact that intellectual property is a near impossible thing to protect... (and which likely shouldn't be protected and instead sold under a different model.)
