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nightsurge on 24 November 2009
Red4ADevil said:
nightsurge said:
Red4ADevil said:
Man, MS is bombing (and when I mean bombing, I mean destroying) anything they can, in order to prevent modification and hacking through software or add-ons ever since the bannings. Its only going to get worse imo.

This memory lockout happened way before the bannings.  And it can only get worse for pirates.  People who legally purchase and enjoy their Xbox Live, games, storage, etc. are all fine


Thats true, is just that ms is attacking any base they can find thats running illiegal pirating and hacking, and its only going to get worse  when the pirates and hackers come back and retaliate ten fold.

I don't think that will happen.  More likely the retaliation each time will be 1/10th of what it was because pirates will run out of money to buy more consoles or will be discouraged and not want to risk losing more money.



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masterb8tr on 24 November 2009
dsister44 said:
It is Microsoft's console they can do what they want with it!

well... not with the one i already bought... They dont have the right to restrict functions on an item i have purchased, that was not the agreement at the time of my purchase.



nightsurge on 24 November 2009
masterb8tr said:
dsister44 said:
It is Microsoft's console they can do what they want with it!

well... not with the one i already bought... They dont have the right to restrict functions on an item i have purchased, that was not the agreement at the time of my purchase.

Yes it was.  By purchasing you AGREE to the terms of use/terms of service.  By signing up for LIVE you agree to the terms of use/terms of service.  It is explicitly defined in both the manuals that come with the Xbox 360 and the signing up process when you are creating a LIVE account.



WheelStriker on 24 November 2009

Hope you lose microsoft.



dsister44 on 24 November 2009
masterb8tr said:
dsister44 said:
It is Microsoft's console they can do what they want with it!

well... not with the one i already bought... They dont have the right to restrict functions on an item i have purchased, that was not the agreement at the time of my purchase.

I ask you this. IF you were to own a company that made consoles. And another company were to make something that worked on your console. Without having it tested by you, and without paying you a penny.Which could also be used to cheat.  What would you do?



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ironman on 24 November 2009
sc94597 said:
While I agree that something needs to be done about Microsoft's outrageous add-on control, I do not think they have any basis to sue Microsoft with. I still hope they win just so it breaks the monopoly that is running.

What monopoly. Companies can still make memory cards for the 360, they just have to be the same size as the MS memory cards. There is no monopoly when others can participate in the market.



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masterb8tr on 24 November 2009
nightsurge said:
masterb8tr said:
dsister44 said:
It is Microsoft's console they can do what they want with it!

well... not with the one i already bought... They dont have the right to restrict functions on an item i have purchased, that was not the agreement at the time of my purchase.

Yes it was.  By purchasing you AGREE to the terms of use/terms of service.  By signing up for LIVE you agree to the terms of use/terms of service.  It is explicitly defined in both the manuals that come with the Xbox 360 and the signing up process when you are creating a LIVE account.

lol the manual is inside the box... kinda hard to read the manual without purchasing the xbox. I only agreed to what the salesman told me when i purchased the 360, which was "enjoy your console". Modding a console is perfectly legal in my country, although pirating is not...



nightsurge on 24 November 2009
WheelStriker said:
Hope you lose microsoft.

Of course you do.



nightsurge on 24 November 2009
masterb8tr said:
nightsurge said:
masterb8tr said:
dsister44 said:
It is Microsoft's console they can do what they want with it!

well... not with the one i already bought... They dont have the right to restrict functions on an item i have purchased, that was not the agreement at the time of my purchase.

Yes it was.  By purchasing you AGREE to the terms of use/terms of service.  By signing up for LIVE you agree to the terms of use/terms of service.  It is explicitly defined in both the manuals that come with the Xbox 360 and the signing up process when you are creating a LIVE account.

lol the manual is inside the box... kinda hard to read the manual without purchasing the xbox. I only agreed to what the salesman told me when i purchased the 360, which was "enjoy your console". Modding a console is perfectly legal in my country, although pirating is not...

Yes and if you open the box, and disagree with the terms you do not have to use it and you can return it.  That is the same with all electronics.



masterb8tr on 24 November 2009
dsister44 said:
masterb8tr said:
dsister44 said:
It is Microsoft's console they can do what they want with it!

well... not with the one i already bought... They dont have the right to restrict functions on an item i have purchased, that was not the agreement at the time of my purchase.

I ask you this. IF you were to own a company that made consoles. And another company were to make something that worked on your console. Without having it tested by you, and without paying you a penny.Which could also be used to cheat.  What would you do?

I would respect the law, so i dont have to pay a big fine.