The evil empire is at it again!

thatmariolover · 10-22-2003, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by happydude666

and isn't what they're doing againsst the law, can't everybody sue them for invasion of privacy or somthing like that?

No. The problem is that whatever software they package this with, you are expected to know what you are getting into when you install it on your box. You willingly installed their software after "reading" the terms of agreement. However, I don't know if there was anything like this in the Xbox terms. If there wasn't, there may be a valid argument.

Jonbo298 · 10-22-2003, 08:59 PM

On the XBox, it automatically updates as needed without needing your consent. Just recently MS released a patch for the XBox that disables it from being used if its found to be running Linux. (But only would happen if connected to the 'net).

But if this does happen, then a bleak bleak future I forsee. Looks like the movies/books about 1 big company controlling the world is coming true........

thatmariolover · 10-22-2003, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonbo298

On the XBox, it automatically updates as needed without needing your consent. Just recently MS released a patch for the XBox that disables it from being used if its found to be running Linux. (But only would happen if connected to the 'net).

But if this does happen, then a bleak bleak future I forsee. Looks like the movies/books about 1 big company controlling the world is coming true........

What I'm saying is, in your XBox live terms of agreement, does it mention that they have the right to update stuff. If it doesn't, they could be in some pretty serious crap.

Hero2 · 10-22-2003, 09:25 PM

of course what would lead you to belive that ms wouldent cover there butts

Ace195 · 10-23-2003, 06:32 PM

There has been a couple of times they didn't cover their butts IE. Them not including netscape on the windows softwar hence the big lawsuit about the microsoft monopoly eventually leading to the break of Microsoft into smaller compaines that all have one main HQ

Jason1 · 10-23-2003, 08:43 PM

Microsoft is a piss-poor company if there ever was one. Its just a damn shame mac's dont play enough games. I hate Microsoft and everything to do with the company, including Windows, Word, Frontpage, AutoCAD, Xbox, and anything else the dare's display the microsoft logo.

Although that Xbox thing sounds fishy....how could Mircosoft prevent other people's software from running on it? I mean it makes no sense...then the developers will abandon them for sure.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe · 10-23-2003, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason1

Microsoft is a piss-poor company if there ever was one. Its just a damn shame mac's dont play enough games. I hate Microsoft and everything to do with the company, including Windows, Word, Frontpage, AutoCAD, Xbox, and anything else the dare's display the microsoft logo.

Although that Xbox thing sounds fishy....how could Mircosoft prevent other people's software from running on it? I mean it makes no sense...then the developers will abandon them for sure.

they don't prevent other ppl's software from running on it, they simply make sure that the operating system isn't tampered with

Jonbo298 · 10-26-2003, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason1

Although that Xbox thing sounds fishy....how could Mircosoft prevent other people's software from running on it? I mean it makes no sense...then the developers will abandon them for sure.

It's not too hard to make some code that can check the Xbox to see if the Bios/OS has been tampered with. If the code/update that is automatically downloaded sees that its been tampered with and Linux is installed, it disables the Xbox. (Don't quote me on the disables part, but I think it does)