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Microsoft vs. Modded Xboxes
hikeran writes "The Register has an article about how Xbox live service is now apparently banning Xboxes that have been mod chipped. Basically it seems this is one of the many uses of those unique id's used in Microsoft's software. Next up bannings for using foul language on Xbox live service?? Be careful what you say.. you may be playing with an Xbox Live admin..."
-frozen
I'm not always the brightest pixel in the stream
"Assume you are a "completely inocent person" who bought a 2nd-hand car. Later it turned out the previous owner drowned it, so it is all rusty inside, does not drive, breaks, etc. Would you blame the car manufacturer or the person you bought it from for this?"
That's a very different case. Someone who gets their XBox modded isn't causing inherent damage to the system. The XBox works just fine, but Microsoft is choosing to punish people for taking that action. That makes the issue much less clear-cut, and given the motives behind the people at Microsoft for instituting this policy, i would place the blame more on their heads.
The direct example is someone whot bought a second hand car that had been chipped / ECU modded and didn't know.
They then have a prang and insurance refuses to pay out because it's been modded and not declared. It's not their fault, they didn't know, but then again ignorance is not in excuse in law so it's down to th epurchaser to be knowledgeable and check these things.
Of course if they ask the question and $vendor lies, then they have a case, but it's messy
-- This is an expression of my state of mind, and almost definately not of any worthwhile opinion.