RE: [Full-Disclosure] Computer Sabotage by Microsoft

[Jay Sulzberger <jays@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, James Patterson Wicks wrote:

> Sounds like someone did not read the XBox Live! EULA.  What happens is
> the X-Box displays a message that you cannot play on Live! until you go
> to the download center.  If you agree to go to the download center, I
> would think that you would expect a download.  All you have to do is not
> agree and stay out of the download center, but then again, that would
> kind of defeat the purpose of playing Live!  Since the new Live!
> dashboard is the "hub" of communication for the XBox now, I do not see
> the point of staying with the old dashboard and not being able to connect
> to anyone.

The point is that then you own your box, assuming you already have gained
control of it using the old "dashboard".

oo--JS.


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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:full-disclosure-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Stefan Esser
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 2:31 PM
> To: full-disclosure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: bugtraq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Computer Sabotage by Microsoft
>
>
> Hi,
>
> well it finally happened. I came back home after work, connected my
> XBOX to the internet and went into the XBOX-Live menu configuration.
> Well what happened. The XBOX started automaticly downloading the new
> crappy XBOX-Live dashboard, which is of course fixed.
>
> This is IMHO an act of computer sabotage. I have never allowed MS
> to modify my dashboard or to auto update my dashboard.
>
> Is any lawyer on the list who can point me to the right paragraphs?
> I do not believe this computer sabotage is legal in any european
> country.
>
> Yours,
> Stefan Esser
>
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