Because now it gives us many more chances to "just say no" to Microsoft.
No to their bloated, personal-computing information-stealing "phone home" routines.
No to their "secure boot" BIOS lock-in to only Microsoft; all your PCs are belong to MS.
No to their strategy of giving you less each year for the same price, i.e., no Media Player, Media Centre.
No to their God-awful metro interface, the much-despised ribbon, etc.
No to....
The only way to disagree with the arbitration clause is to write and post a letter to E-Bay, thus making it extremely onerous to opt-out. An easier way is to just cancel your account, as I have just done. Maybe if enough folks do this, it will stop these automatic "opt-in" insults and onerous opt-out methods, from being foisted on subscribers to any service on the net.
BTW, this E-Bay tactic is illegal in Canada, and would not survive a court challenge.
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Like the Titanic, Microsoft is merely re-arranging the deck chairs with "Blue". Their OS will still continue to sink.
Because now it gives us many more chances to "just say no" to Microsoft. No to their bloated, personal-computing information-stealing "phone home" routines. No to their "secure boot" BIOS lock-in to only Microsoft; all your PCs are belong to MS. No to their strategy of giving you less each year for the same price, i.e., no Media Player, Media Centre. No to their God-awful metro interface, the much-despised ribbon, etc. No to ....
The only way to disagree with the arbitration clause is to write and post a letter to E-Bay, thus making it extremely onerous to opt-out. An easier way is to just cancel your account, as I have just done. Maybe if enough folks do this, it will stop these automatic "opt-in" insults and onerous opt-out methods, from being foisted on subscribers to any service on the net. BTW, this E-Bay tactic is illegal in Canada, and would not survive a court challenge.