Tendo City

http://consumerist.com/2012/08/microsoft...lause.html

It all comes down to a 2011 ruling. Somehow I think Scalloplia was involved. So the only court cases I can bring to MS are "small claims" related. In other words, if an update on Live bricks the whole console, or a flagrant case of negligence results in credit card information being stolen, there's really no major recourse, and "class action" suits (the only kind that actually would have an impact on a massive company like MS) just don't become possible.

Well folks, that's it then. Of course you don't HAVE to use MS's service, or Steam's, or AT&T's, or Verizon's, or your internet provider of record, or any of other countless companies currently jumping on the bandwagon. You COULD live as a hermit cut off from the digital age, THEN you're free.

Pleasant. :(

Thank you very much, Mr. Supreme Court, for protecting the rights of consumers.

But GR, companies are people too, and because they have more money of course they deserve more rights, right?

The profit meter unlocks new rights at various milestones. To encourage meaningful choices, rights will now be selected from a tree at those milestones to differentiate different companies.

Apple gets software patent rights while Google gets public access rights.