RE: [OT] Jail for seller of illegal Xbox chips

[Robert Chasmer <robert.chasmer@xxxxxxx>]

Julian Samphire [mailto:jules@xxxxxxx]
wrote:
> I suspect in the micro small print, its something like:
> "We sell you this product on the express terms that you will not
break
> it apart, figure out how it ticks, then rip us off. We're only letting
> you buy this because by buying you agree that you're not going to hack
> it etc etc"...
>
> I'm no lawyer, but if I made something I didnt want people to take
> apart, I'd put something in there like that

If they were so concerned about people opening up x-box's and wiring in
hardware mods, then why didn't they make it harder to get the guts of the
machine.  After assembling the mother board, couldn't they just spray the
whole thing with something sticky like wax.  The hackers then wouldn't be
able to get near the pins etc to install there chips.

I think Microsoft hopes that all the hacking will shift more X-Box's which
they can then use to persuade the rest of the world that X-Box is a
success.

Just an idea.


Rob
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