Sorry, but this is a non-starter. This isn't some vast Orwellian conspiracy, it's just a retailer and a manufacturer contacting customers.
There may be backstory behind why the model was discontinued, but I don't see that as a YRO issue.
Circuit City has put it upon themselves to give out the personal information (names, phone numbers and addresses) to Netpliance without the consent of the customers..[snip].. I can't say I'm terribly surprised, but it's interesting that a retailer is helping a supplier track down customers.
I don't see how this is any different from Circuit City and Maytag contacting customers who placed an order for a dishwasher that (for whatever reason) they could not then deliver. If Circuit City didn't help Netpliance track down their customers, then it would be more of a story. If Circuit City simply sent the 'new' Netpliance units and had people stuck with the service agreement without notice, then there would be a story here.
Circuit City has done some stupid things in its day, and I am no fan of theirs, but this isn't anything sinister. It looks to me like they may actually be trying to do something good for once.
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Well, this is hardly unexpected. I mean, Microsoft couldn't settle, because they would have had to admit guilt and they would be liable for hundreds of suits from other companies.
Not true. By settling, Microsoft could avoid having to admit their guilt. They would still be targets for anticompetitive lawsuits based on the earlier findings of fact. But they would not have been found guilty under the law.
"So here we have a customer and (foreign) retailer rebellion that will lead to the defeat of the zoning scheme. It's easy to see the supermarket's concern: it stands to lose sales to Internet orders from the US. Of course, once some entrepreneur in India or Zimbabwe starts up an Internet DVD sales site, even North Americans will be flocking to buy Any Zone players and US and Canadian retailers will be demanding and end to zoning."
You may be right about North American consumers organizing and getting Any Zone players, and the MPAA may not really mind letting us get those toys for ourselves. We are the origin zone, and they don't have that much concern about us denting the theatrical release market.
But they want to make sure they keep the marget segmented and fractioned so that they can maximize their profitability in each zone, rather than letting the entire world become a free market.
I think the MPAA figures that things are best for them if the developing world remains an information ghetto.
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There may be backstory behind why the model was discontinued, but I don't see that as a YRO issue.
Circuit City has put it upon themselves to give out the personal information (names, phone numbers and addresses) to Netpliance without the consent of the customers ..[snip].. I can't say I'm terribly surprised, but it's interesting that a retailer is helping a supplier track down customers.
I don't see how this is any different from Circuit City and Maytag contacting customers who placed an order for a dishwasher that (for whatever reason) they could not then deliver. If Circuit City didn't help Netpliance track down their customers, then it would be more of a story. If Circuit City simply sent the 'new' Netpliance units and had people stuck with the service agreement without notice, then there would be a story here.
Circuit City has done some stupid things in its day, and I am no fan of theirs, but this isn't anything sinister. It looks to me like they may actually be trying to do something good for once.
Not true. By settling, Microsoft could avoid having to admit their guilt. They would still be targets for anticompetitive lawsuits based on the earlier findings of fact. But they would not have been found guilty under the law.
But IANAL.
You may be right about North American consumers organizing and getting Any Zone players, and the MPAA may not really mind letting us get those toys for ourselves. We are the origin zone, and they don't have that much concern about us denting the theatrical release market.
But they want to make sure they keep the marget segmented and fractioned so that they can maximize their profitability in each zone, rather than letting the entire world become a free market.
I think the MPAA figures that things are best for them if the developing world remains an information ghetto.
Standard Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer However, I know that it is illegal in most states for a person to claim to be a professional (architect, engineer, doctor, etc.) when they are not so. I suspect that if this email was sent by someone who is NOT a licensed attorney, then either LinuxOne may have a problem of a different sort, there.