Datel suing Microsoft over Max Memory card lockout

[Mistershine]

Damnyouall said:

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Damnyouall said:
Apparently logical thinking isn't everyone's strong suit.
Imagine you could only use a special licensed stereo in your car, pre-approved by the maker of your car. Or special licensed gas. Or special licensed tires. Or windshield wipers. Would you call bullshit? Yes you would.
Reality check: This is the same. Only because console makers have been doing it for 20 years in order to to maximize profits or to subsidize consoles sold at dumping prices, that doesn't make it right. I applaud their highly successful brainwashing.

This is really the same thing the makers of printers are trying to do (keep other companies from selling ink or toner cartridges for their devices, for instance by using special lock-out chips). Of course they failed with this; it's perfectly legal for other companies to manufacture and sell ink/toner cartridges.

Actually it is illegal to make compatible HP or Canon cartridges, but not to refill them.

In fact I think the only company that doesn't patent their cartridge/toner designs is Epson.