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Well, internet connected, always on, multi-player game consoles will not go back to the way things used to be. I bought the most recent SFIV for PS3 and it woul
by wildmXranat 16y ago
Well, internet connected, always on, multi-player game consoles will not go back to the way things used to be. I bought the most recent SFIV for PS3 and it wouldn't let me play it until I did a system update, but that system update wanted to delete my Linux partition. We pay more money for toys that in the end own us and try to keep us in their sandbox. Just imagine if car makers and insurance companies colluded to detect that you're driving into a high risk neighborhood, your rates go up. Piracy is becoming a term describing plain disobedience to overly strict rules.
- mrcharles 16y agoYes, the catch-all use of 'piracy' is becoming as much a problem as the 'piracy' itself.
- RyanMcGreal 16y ago> Just imagine if car makers and insurance companies colluded to detect that you're driving into a high risk neighborhood, your rates go up. Or worse, that your car simply stops working if you make any aftermarket modifications to it. Try to add a sunroof and your car spontaneously gets cinderblocked.
- windsurfer 16y agoI could see them justifying this by saying "We cannot guarantee the safety of this car due to modifications and will require X dollars to re-certify it"
- cabalamat 16y ago> We pay more money for toys that in the end own us and try to keep us in their sandbox. Speak for yourself. I've never paid money for hardware that controls me.
- listic 16y agoIt becomes harder and harder not to, isn't it?