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Microsoft Disconnects Modded Xbox Users

Posted by timothy on from the sure-it's-in-the-tos-somewhere dept.

S-4'N3 writes "The BBC reports that Microsoft has disconnected approximately 600,000 Xbox users from Xbox Live because the devices they are using have been modified, either with software or with new chips, to play pirated games. 'Microsoft confirmed that it had banned a "small percentage" of the 20 million Xbox Live users worldwide. Microsoft said that modifying an Xbox 360 console 'violates' the service's 'terms of use' and would result in a player being disconnected.'"

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  1. Irritated? by smitty777 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    According to Starfleet medical research, Borg implants can cause severe skin irritations. Perhaps you'd like an analgesic cream?

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    "Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish"
    Albert Einstein
  2. Re:***hoe m$ by Disgruntled+Goats · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Apple has no obligation to support the Atom chip. Apple also has no obligation to allow third party phones to access the iTunes store. I'm sorry, but I fail to see what Apple did wrong as Apple isn't obligated to make their software or services available on your terms.

  3. Child labor laws by tepples · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Their parents should say "No. You buy it yourself. Go earn some money."

    How, given modern laws against hiring children?