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[QUOTE]Originally posted by My Publically Displayed Name: [QB] Sony, Nintendo [i]et all[/i] use different systems for their games. It's their way of ensuring that customers stick to one brand and not bother with the others. I believe that's called [b]-[/b] surprise! [b]-[/b] 'fair competition'. But why does this example not apply to MS? Because it's physically impossible to insert a Nintendo cartridge into a Playstation CD-ROM based console. If, however, the two systems [i]were[/i] in fact interchangable [b]-[/b] as is the case with Windows and 3d-party software [b]-[/b] and Sony would then state "you [b]may[/b] not play Nintendo games on our machines", the company wouldn't have any legal basis to stand on. It would be a loophole that Sony [i]itself[/i] created by making the consoles compatible with Nintendo games. So, if MS wants to deny me the [b]right[/b] to run program XXX, the only way they could legally do so would be by altering the source code, [b]not[/b] by inserting a few heavy lines into their disclaimers. Find me a law that states otherwise. Let me put it another way: once I buy a product, it's mine for all intents and purposes. I own it, and I am then [b]free[/b] to do with it as I please. In the case of software, I may even reverse engineer/decompile it, as long as I don't do anything with my findings (eg, make modifications to the source, or redistribute it, or whatever). I can&may plough my car into a concrete wall if I want to, and there is nothing that the manufacturer can do to deny me this basic right. Oh, and basketball is a sport, not a product. The rules on how to play that particular sport [b]-[/b] in an official NBA competition, and NOWHERE else [b]-[/b] are clearly defined. You're comparing apples to pears. Note: I prefer IE to NS ;) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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