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Xbox Live Labels Autistic Boy "Cheater"

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-does-the-PR-dept-have-to-say? dept.

Jellis55 writes "Jennifer Zdenek, the mother of an 11-year-old boy who lives with autism, is outraged at Microsoft Xbox Live for labeling her son a 'cheater' and taking away everything he's earned online. She says her son, Julias Jackson, is so good at playing X-Box games, Xbox LIVE thought he cheated. She says her son got online last week to play Xbox LIVE and saw that he was labeled a cheater and had zero achievements. Microsoft continues to ignore her requests to take 'cheater' off of his account."

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  1. I hope they sue by nopainogain · · Score: -1, Troll

    I hope they sue and crush that crook! The feds couldn't fix him but be sure some angry mothers of disabled children will decimate him! I can't WAITTTT to see that! I say that as an antisocial mensa member with Asperger's that went undiagnosed into his late 20s.

  2. The highest level of achievement! by flyingfsck · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, obviously 'Cheater' is the highest level of achievement in the Microsoft Universe. It makes perfect sense in terms of the One Microsoft Way.

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    Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
    1. Re:The highest level of achievement! by nopainogain · · Score: -1, Troll

      is that like how Microsoft cheated when they stole WINDOWS from Jobs who previously stole it from Xerox?

  3. Re:Microsoft ignores her requests... by nopainogain · · Score: -1, Troll

    apparently they know NOTHING about autism (Despite claims that Gates is an Aspie). Emotionally disturbed children have an immovable moral compass. Wrong is just wrong. there is no "but you'd get a million dollars" type exceptions on their minds. wrong remains wrong. I hope Microsoft loses billions.

  4. Re:Or was it a hole in a badly designed game? by BeardedChimp · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sounds like you exploited a bug which in my mind is cheating and so "there's no other way you could get that many ships" remains true. The punishment for abusing bugs in many games is banning so this isn't a lone case.