Just in case there were some who still felt the hatred towards the XBONE was unwarrented...
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Ah, well in the EU we don't let corporations fuck over their customers.UnnDunn said:
Of course I doubt anyone outside the US would be buying an xbone. We have to pay more, even when half of the advertised features are US only.
Well their decisions could potentially affect everyone.piinyouri said:
Say the xbone magically becomes a smash hit success, selling more than the Wii U and PS4 combined. I could see all of it's bullshit DRM becoming industry standard the next console generation after, all because some people couldn't resist Halo.
I find it insane that a corporation can do that. This is an enormous flaw in the US legal system. In EU no company can do that because it directly violates one of your fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution. That's right. In most European countries it is your constitutional right to sue someone and no one can take it away from you. No matter what you sign.
Everyone understands how it works.Jago1130 said:
You just think that being able to share a game amongst 10 of your friends justifies them taking away your consumer rights.
Hm, a complete exemption clause, eh? Doesn't work. Courts actively hate them and will always find a way around them.
Sony is a private company so the rules governing exemption of liability clauses are a bit less strict than they are with public bodies; Nevertheless, in english law, the courts will limit the effect of such a clause based on a so-called reasonableness requirement. Don't worry, you will be able to sue if microsoft pull some serious shit. The best bet is to go with insufficient notice and breach of contract.
Sony is a private company so the rules governing exemption of liability clauses are a bit less strict than they are with public bodies; Nevertheless, in english law, the courts will limit the effect of such a clause based on a so-called reasonableness requirement. Don't worry, you will be able to sue if microsoft pull some serious shit. The best bet is to go with insufficient notice and breach of contract.
Jago1130 said:
As someone said above, because your decision to buy an xbone could (and probably will) contribute to spreading this 24-hour check nonsense to everyone else. Hell, I don't even have a console, have zero interest in Sony or Nintendo, and I still want to see the Xbone fail to help draw a line (and maybe even reverse some of the trends we've been seeing, if I feel like dreaming big).
If this was just another PS3 vs XBox 360 vs Wii, I really wouldn't care less. Let the fanboys scream half-understood tech specs and accusations of crappy online communities and fling casual labels at each other like so much feces, wouldn't effect me any. However, with drm models becoming ever more intrusive, claims of piracy becoming ever more exaggerated, something needs to be done. The XBone has the immense privilege of being a high profile, high risk for a company lightning rod that, if the internet can actually stay focused for more than a damn week, could be that thing that could be done.
As for this EULA specifically a.) yes, it's rather standard issue and b.) how the fuck did this kind of bullshit become standard issue in the US? To the point that anyone who thinks "well, that seems kinda wrong" is consider a paranoid Luddite who needs to get with the times, as opposed to, oh say, the majority of consumers?
