"Nintendo Updates Take Wii U Hostage Until You 'Agree' to New Legal Terms"
(Via owsf2000 here.)
Screw you, Nintendo. And to think that I'd actually been vaguely considering the possibility of getting a Wii U at some point, what with it being the only console of the current gen that I cared about even a little bit. Oh well. So much for that, I guess. *sigh*
And, on a related note, what in the fuck is that shit about "starter interrupters" on cars that they also mentioned in that article?
"This is part of a dangerous trend. Last month, the New York Times reported that some auto loans are accompanied by 'starter interrupter' devices that can shut down your car if you're a few days late with a payment or drive out of a designated area. People were suddenly prevented from driving their children to the doctor, stranded when they tried to escape domestic abuse, and in some cases had their cars deactivated while they were on the road. These extreme consequences came without judicial process, and often without notice."
Okay, bricking a video game console is one thing, and certainly bad enough to be sure, but that? That should literally be a criminal offense on the part of the car manufacturers (or the banks or whoever the hell it is that's doing these loans with this "starter interrupter" horseshit), punishable by severe prison time. I'm not even joking a little bit when I say that.
Screw you, Nintendo. And to think that I'd actually been vaguely considering the possibility of getting a Wii U at some point, what with it being the only console of the current gen that I cared about even a little bit. Oh well. So much for that, I guess. *sigh*
And, on a related note, what in the fuck is that shit about "starter interrupters" on cars that they also mentioned in that article?
"This is part of a dangerous trend. Last month, the New York Times reported that some auto loans are accompanied by 'starter interrupter' devices that can shut down your car if you're a few days late with a payment or drive out of a designated area. People were suddenly prevented from driving their children to the doctor, stranded when they tried to escape domestic abuse, and in some cases had their cars deactivated while they were on the road. These extreme consequences came without judicial process, and often without notice."
Okay, bricking a video game console is one thing, and certainly bad enough to be sure, but that? That should literally be a criminal offense on the part of the car manufacturers (or the banks or whoever the hell it is that's doing these loans with this "starter interrupter" horseshit), punishable by severe prison time. I'm not even joking a little bit when I say that.