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M$ XBox Mod-Chip Crakdown

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rtgwbmsr:

quote:Originally posted by choasforages:
off topic i know

but i kinda like chevys
even though my brother is has not "officaly" worked on them in 10 years, he can still take them apart, and make most gm cars work. and yes, you can circomvent anything. as long as "YOU FUCKED IT UP BIG TIME" doesn't bother you
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I don't mind fucking things up to get something out of it   :D

voidmain:
If you want to purchase a new BMW to be used as a flower pot for your back yard BMW would be more than happy to sell you as many as you want for this purpose. Or an even better analogy would be to purchase a Yugo (X-box) and yank out the motor and replace it with environmentally friendly hydrogen fuel cells.

M$ appears to be making the next step in preventing this from happening:
http://www.theregus.com/content/4/26228.html

[ September 09, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

SpeeDFreaK:

quote: Sure you really need special equipment to work on many cars these days but the point is, if you have such tools there is no law or rule (even from the car company) that restricts you from doing so. You *own* the thing, you can do whatever you please with it.
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What restricts you from doing this is the high prices of the SSTs (Special Service Tools). And then they could put some clause in the warranty saying if you remove this plate, it's voided automatically. Thank god they didn't do this with the 350z, otherwise all hell would have broken loose. I think the reason they did this is because they didn't want anyone modding their engine before the 350z came out, Seeing as the same engine is used in the Altima and Pathfinder. Hell, you could swap a 300zx (model started about 1990) into a Pathfinder going back to when they started the 4-door versions. (Hey, that's a cool idea...)

voidmain:
But you're still not getting the point. I don't have anything against them voiding the warranty if you get in there and install modified parts. Most consumer devices have this clause. But it's not a matter of voiding a warranty, M$ takes it a step farther and tells you you're not allowed to change the box even if you are willing to give up the warranty. You basically will become a criminal if you open the box and modify it.

In other words, when you go in and purchase the box you do not actually own it. Just like software, you don't own it. Just like music CDs, you don't own them. Just like videos, you do not own them. Now it has spread to hardware. This should not be allowed to happen.

mobrien_12:

quote:Originally posted by void main:

In other words, when you go in and purchase the box you do not actually own it. Just like software, you don't own it. Just like music CDs, you don't own them. Just like videos, you do not own them. Now it has spread to hardware. This should not be allowed to happen.
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That's really a very good summary of the whole situation.  Expect to see several court cases regarding this issue.  If MS loses, expect them to put a whole *&$^load of "security" in their stuff to prevent it (booby trap switch to burn out the motherboard if the caseis opened comes to mind.  After all, when has MS cared about the rights of the user or following the law.  Reminds me of the south park episode with the record exec "IAMABOVETHELAW!"

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