Curt Howland wrote: > Good sir, please, don't misunderstand me. I agree with you > completely, in theory. > > However, just like people choosing to publish their works under > the GPL, the hardware manufacturer may specify any limitations > they wish. Opening the case, dropping it in water, for that > matter dropping it at all, will all void the hardware warentee. > They may still fix it, but they will charge me for their labors. > > I do not like it any more than you do, but then I didn't know > about it until after it was purchased.
And that's precisely why governments do (and should) "interfere" in freedom of contract. It's one thing to have a freely entered contract, it's something completely different when the contract is supposedly in force as soon as you open the box - even though you have had no chance to read said contract. -- derek -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
