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agreed. But when they purchased the machines, they should have looked at the services terms and taken that into account when making their purchases. If there's
by Balanceinfinity 7y ago
agreed. But when they purchased the machines, they should have looked at the services terms and taken that into account when making their purchases. If there's competition in the market (no idea) then presumably someone would try to beat its competitors by offering a better service option (such as unlocked diagnostics).
This issue went to the supreme court on the question of whether a manufacturer could "monopolize" its aftermarket. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastman_Kodak_Co._v._Image_Technical_Services,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastman_Kodak_Co._v._Image_Tec....
- ShroudedNight 7y agoLink is missing the trailing period: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastman_Kodak_Co._v._Image_Technical_Services,_Inc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastman_Kodak_Co._v._Image_Tec.... FWIW, I had to add an extra period at the end to get the original one to get included as part of the link.
- detaro 7y agoanother possible trick is urlencoding the dot as %2E: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastman_Kodak_Co._v._Image_Technical_Services,_Inc%2E https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastman_Kodak_Co._v._Image_Tec...
- Balanceinfinity 7y agoThanks