Microsoft is banning 360 firmware modders
,----[ Quote ]
| After several months of silence it was more or less accepted that
| Microsoft wasn't going to do anything about the firmware hacks
| that allow Xbox 360s to play backups. Rather surprising,
| considering the 'inventor' of the hack confirmed in March already
| that the mods are easily detectable, and the reports that piracy
| is running rampant in countries like China. It appears that
| Microsoft is finally taking action against them though, although
| they may be hitting the wrong persons.
`----
http://www.xboxic.com/news/1880
Sounds like many other restrictions that lock features and capabilities. DRM
is a leading example... getting ahold of data you purchased is a legal
offence that can take you to jail. A milder case of this ownership complex
are processors that are closed and only interact with some proprietary piece
of software.
|
|
