I agree with your opinion that the court would allow the price increase, however if the buyer in your example decided to not continue buying the product and buy from someone else instead, the seller would not be able to do anything about it. They would have no record of a 4 year term, and the court would not just take their word for it. This is the main problem with verbal contracts. They can be used to clarify simple things that a reasonable person would find to be reasonable, but when there is something a little less obvious, such as a guaranteed period of time, exclusivity, etc. verbal contracts cannot be relied upon in court.
That's the entire nature of Tivo. If you want to control your own experience, buy a stand alone DVR which is better, cheaper, and doesn't require a stupid subscription. By the way, privacy policies (all of them) aren't worth the paper they're printed on. You do make a good point about how the reasons to subscribe to Tivo are getting fewer all the time.
In a call center, asking for a supervisor is an exercise in futility. The phone grunt will just pass you off to their coworker who will claim to be "supervisor". They'll do the same for their coworker's calls. Send your demands in writing, by certified mail. The company's denial and doublespeak will suddenly vanish.
Sounds all well and good until you consider the fact that you do in fact need to eat. You either work for your own food or have someone else provide it. If you can consistently get a "free lunch" from someone else, more power to you, but don't be surprised when that person eventually gets tired of feeding your lazy ass for free.
Hmm, I don't know which is worse: Windows XP or the stupid buzzword-inspired fad known as Extreme Programming (with an X for the acronym to make it sound cooler and eXtremer!). Thank god I've never worked somewhere that forces people to use this abomination.
This isn't a government agency, it's a condo board. Much worse. It's made up of a bunch of busybodies who have nothing better to do with their time so they go to board meetings and scheme up ways to control peoples' lives. This is the kind of thing that happens when they try to regulate something that 99% of them know nothing about.
That's the perfect kind of torture: scares the crap out of the victim without leaving any lasting injuries. Spare me the psychobabble about mental anguish. These guys were killing Americans. If we can waterboard them for some information that saves lives, its well worth it. Amnesty International can suck it, since they have no practical solutions anyway.
Until one of their wrongly sued victims files a countersuit and wins big, they have no motivation to stop this. They don't care about losing a few cases. In most cases its enough to just scare people into paying their extortion fee.
Yahoo is not a bad news and information site if you're surfing with an ad-blocker. Without one, its useless and horribly annoying. Their email is OK but certainly not better than gmail. Unless Yahoo really focuses on doing something well rather than trying to do everything poorly, I don't see what the future holds for them. Anyone can put up an ad-infested portal.
Ever heard of the black market? That's where criminals get their firearms, not gun shops where there would be a record of purchase. Black markets thrive when the product they are selling is illegal, therefore outlawing guns means more black market dealers due to the larger demand (legal options being unavailable).
I am aware that there are countries with strict gun laws and low crime rates, but in every case you'll find that crime rates were pretty low before the gun laws were passed. What you will never find is a country that was violent up until strict gun laws were passed and then suddenly crime rates went down. That's the dirty secret of gun bans: they do not actually reduce crime and in many cases increase it.
Very insighful sir! Your logic and reasoning are top notch, but let me propose a different contest. You and I both buy homes in the ghetto. We then put large plasma TVs in the front windows and otherwise make it obvious that we have a lot of expensive stuff in the house. I'll protect my house with a shotgun and you can protect yours with a phone that can be used to call the police. We'll see who survives longer (or who survives at all).
Uhuh, bullshit. The FBI does not sue people for downloading mp3s. The RIAA sues people for UPLOADING them. The Patriot Act has not yet been used for music prosecutions. Your friend also did not get any settlement check. Next time try harder, your bullshit is extremely transparent (or should I say watery).
The purpose of YRO is to post sensational stories that get a reaction out of the Slashdot tin-foil-hat crowd. When Slashbots gather by the thousands to post comments and trolls, OSDN gets more ad revenue. Following the money trail should adequately explain the purpose of YRO.
I hear you. Maybe next they can outlaw the stores selling poker equipment, trying to cash in on this stupid craze. And get it off of ESPN. Since when was poker a sport?
That's how ALL gambling laws are determined. How many states have lotteries, but outlaw all other forms of gambling? Hardly any government official is against gambling as long as they get a cut.
Because if a government study says so, it must be true. Just like those "studies" that show marijuana to be a gateway drug. If you think a little cigarette smoke is harmful, what do you do if you're outside when a big truck or bus drives by and belches out a big cloud of exhaust?
Of course it is FUD. McAfee does not make money on open source, since their products are used almost exclusively on Windows. Why would anyone pay them to secure a Linux box? It makes all the sense in the world for them to be bashing open source and discouraging its use. Hopefully corporate purchasing managers can see through this crap.
And this would be a bad thing why? I was saying since before the Iraq war that we were attacking the wrong country. We should have gone into Iran in the first place, since they are the epicenter of world terrorism. Where do you think all of the financial and military backing of Islamist groups comes from? Deny it all you want but the problem of fundamentalist Islam won't go away by ignoring or appeasing it.
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I agree with your opinion that the court would allow the price increase, however if the buyer in your example decided to not continue buying the product and buy from someone else instead, the seller would not be able to do anything about it. They would have no record of a 4 year term, and the court would not just take their word for it. This is the main problem with verbal contracts. They can be used to clarify simple things that a reasonable person would find to be reasonable, but when there is something a little less obvious, such as a guaranteed period of time, exclusivity, etc. verbal contracts cannot be relied upon in court.
That's the entire nature of Tivo. If you want to control your own experience, buy a stand alone DVR which is better, cheaper, and doesn't require a stupid subscription. By the way, privacy policies (all of them) aren't worth the paper they're printed on. You do make a good point about how the reasons to subscribe to Tivo are getting fewer all the time.
Oligonicella has no sense of humor whatsoever. Just look at his posting history.
In a call center, asking for a supervisor is an exercise in futility. The phone grunt will just pass you off to their coworker who will claim to be "supervisor". They'll do the same for their coworker's calls. Send your demands in writing, by certified mail. The company's denial and doublespeak will suddenly vanish.
Legally you are correct, but just try enforcing an oral contract in court. The judge and jury won't be impressed by "yes you did, no I didn't".
Funny, that's what I was saying to the poster I originally replied to. Was that you, posting anon?
As a practical matter, a verbal contract is only worth the paper its written on.
Sounds all well and good until you consider the fact that you do in fact need to eat. You either work for your own food or have someone else provide it. If you can consistently get a "free lunch" from someone else, more power to you, but don't be surprised when that person eventually gets tired of feeding your lazy ass for free.
Hmm, I don't know which is worse: Windows XP or the stupid buzzword-inspired fad known as Extreme Programming (with an X for the acronym to make it sound cooler and eXtremer!). Thank god I've never worked somewhere that forces people to use this abomination.
Chill out dude, everyone else understood what they meant. You, however, can be explained by this condition.
This isn't a government agency, it's a condo board. Much worse. It's made up of a bunch of busybodies who have nothing better to do with their time so they go to board meetings and scheme up ways to control peoples' lives. This is the kind of thing that happens when they try to regulate something that 99% of them know nothing about.
That's the perfect kind of torture: scares the crap out of the victim without leaving any lasting injuries. Spare me the psychobabble about mental anguish. These guys were killing Americans. If we can waterboard them for some information that saves lives, its well worth it. Amnesty International can suck it, since they have no practical solutions anyway.
Until one of their wrongly sued victims files a countersuit and wins big, they have no motivation to stop this. They don't care about losing a few cases. In most cases its enough to just scare people into paying their extortion fee.
Yahoo is not a bad news and information site if you're surfing with an ad-blocker. Without one, its useless and horribly annoying. Their email is OK but certainly not better than gmail. Unless Yahoo really focuses on doing something well rather than trying to do everything poorly, I don't see what the future holds for them. Anyone can put up an ad-infested portal.
Don't forget bashing America for being brutal when we show up to save their asses yet again.
Ever heard of the black market? That's where criminals get their firearms, not gun shops where there would be a record of purchase. Black markets thrive when the product they are selling is illegal, therefore outlawing guns means more black market dealers due to the larger demand (legal options being unavailable).
I am aware that there are countries with strict gun laws and low crime rates, but in every case you'll find that crime rates were pretty low before the gun laws were passed. What you will never find is a country that was violent up until strict gun laws were passed and then suddenly crime rates went down. That's the dirty secret of gun bans: they do not actually reduce crime and in many cases increase it.
Very insighful sir! Your logic and reasoning are top notch, but let me propose a different contest. You and I both buy homes in the ghetto. We then put large plasma TVs in the front windows and otherwise make it obvious that we have a lot of expensive stuff in the house. I'll protect my house with a shotgun and you can protect yours with a phone that can be used to call the police. We'll see who survives longer (or who survives at all).
How do you propose that each side's "voice" be kept even? Who will enforce this? Oh wait, you're just trolling as usual, nevermind.
Uhuh, bullshit. The FBI does not sue people for downloading mp3s. The RIAA sues people for UPLOADING them. The Patriot Act has not yet been used for music prosecutions. Your friend also did not get any settlement check. Next time try harder, your bullshit is extremely transparent (or should I say watery).
The purpose of YRO is to post sensational stories that get a reaction out of the Slashdot tin-foil-hat crowd. When Slashbots gather by the thousands to post comments and trolls, OSDN gets more ad revenue. Following the money trail should adequately explain the purpose of YRO.
I hear you. Maybe next they can outlaw the stores selling poker equipment, trying to cash in on this stupid craze. And get it off of ESPN. Since when was poker a sport?
That's how ALL gambling laws are determined. How many states have lotteries, but outlaw all other forms of gambling? Hardly any government official is against gambling as long as they get a cut.
Because if a government study says so, it must be true. Just like those "studies" that show marijuana to be a gateway drug. If you think a little cigarette smoke is harmful, what do you do if you're outside when a big truck or bus drives by and belches out a big cloud of exhaust?
Of course it is FUD. McAfee does not make money on open source, since their products are used almost exclusively on Windows. Why would anyone pay them to secure a Linux box? It makes all the sense in the world for them to be bashing open source and discouraging its use. Hopefully corporate purchasing managers can see through this crap.
And this would be a bad thing why? I was saying since before the Iraq war that we were attacking the wrong country. We should have gone into Iran in the first place, since they are the epicenter of world terrorism. Where do you think all of the financial and military backing of Islamist groups comes from? Deny it all you want but the problem of fundamentalist Islam won't go away by ignoring or appeasing it.