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Originally Posted by Lurch1982  Not really. Fair Housing and the ADA require reasonable accommodations, but also require notification to the landlord (because they pretty much have to provide it in most cases). Almost every lease has a bailout provision for that. |
Well, that may be so, but deposits are meant for damage, and alterations generally don't count. Even if they did, adding up the costs to change back if so desired could certainly result in the partial return of ones deposit. *Trying to be petty*
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| Originally Posted by Lurch1982 They haven't broken the Xbox itself (which is nicer than cable/satellite companies, Apple with the iPhone, etc), and the Xbox still functions. It just can't use their online service. |
A temporary ban would have been more palatable, and only following a warning. Granted, it is nicer than a complete bricking.
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| Originally Posted by Lurch1982 The warning was in the TOS, and the warnings have been the ban sweeps they've done about twice a year since the system was sold. They're not cold-banning people for violating the code of conduct (obscene video, vulgarity, racism, etc). Those people get banned after numerous warnings. They are, however cold-banning modders for doing something THEY KNEW WAS WRONG IN THE FIRST PLACE. There is absolutely no legal leg to stand on, and no real common sense leg to stand on here. |
Man, back at the ToS? Really? It is pretty obvious I don't care about the ToS; never have and probably never will. Damn, I bet they didn't force them down your throat as a reminder when you bought online only games.
Trust me, I realize my arguments are being torn down by your cold, legal, and technical counters, but just for a second, look at it from my point of view. Would it hurt to do things the way I think they should be done? Imagine the customer appreciation that would certainly rise from such niceties. It would likely rise by at least 50%, and would certainly quash the way people look at "M$."