"Due to a technical error, however, some customers whose devices were not infected by the malware experienced a temporary loss of service. As of 6 a.m. Pacific time today, all service was restored. We regret any inconvenience these customers experienced.”
Umm... It's 8am the next morning. My one site I left routed through no-ip is still down.
I have two sites through no-ip.com. One of which I rerouted through another service yesterday, the other is still hanging.
Here's how I see it:
If MS had been properly prepared they could have served this order, rerouted the service correctly, and did what they wanted to do with either (1) no one the wiser (or 2) getting praise for their action. Even though it's not their job to do this and I don't agree with it.
If they had done it correctly they could have possibly shut down some of these malware users. Instead they now know what's going on have moved on (as said by an earlier commenter).
But they weren't prepared. They screwed up royally and are paying for it. This 'reputation' everybody is talking about is tarnished yet some more (not that it matters with their history).
They'd do better to just release the service back to no-ip and just cut their loses. Admitting they screwed up might just earn them some favor in the public view.
It's sad but I place my money on this being another one of those: "The lawyer took the opportunity to send out a letter and aggressively pursue rather than actually notifying the home company first". The lawyers at Pokemon probably just saw dollar signs like usual and went into attack mode without thinking (also like usual).
Now that it's making the new they're thinking "oh s**t, maybe we shouldn't have done this."
We'll probably hear later about how Pokemon quickly dropped the matter and states about how they encourage their fans to support their product.
As a school employee and a parent I'm on the fence about this. I wouldn't want my kids being shot at with a pellet gun while walking by someone's yard.
But... If they stayed to play then that would be their own stupidity and they'd get what they deserved. That's the kind of parent I am, if you continue to do something stupid then you live with the consequences.
The fact remains though that this was a police issue and had NOTHING to do with the school. They WAY over-stepped their bounds. If the police failed to act then it should have ended there.
Class action lawsuits will not disappear completely if people would not agree to TOS contracts forbidding them. Companies (smart companies, this may not include Sony) would catch on that including this bull was costing them money and customers and then they'd just concentrate on good service instead.
Playing games and having their PS3 is more important to most people. The toy they get to play with is more important than the possibly of getting to sue when everything goes south.
But sadly this won't happen. I never read TOS contracts so I can't blame anyone, but news articles like this alert myself and others to what Sony is trying to pull over on us. Most people will click "agree" and move on. I won't, I haven't bought a Sony product since my PS2 and I doubt I ever will again. There's too many reasons why to list here.
To everyone who's reading this story (on any news site, not just this one), you know what you're doing by agreeing to the terms and you know what the company's been capable of in the past so good luck.
I think that suing the fans is great! We should help Summit fight the idea that it's ok for a 106 year old man to sleep with a 16 year old high school girl.
Ok, my bias of how stupid Twilight really is aside:
I hope this kind of crap NEVER ends! It just means that smarter people who actually have good product value and are smart enough to not stab their fans will have all that much more "wiggle room" in the market and will be appreciated that much more.
My losses can't be measured in dollars. I've lost one relative to Alzheimer's and one to cancer. My fiance' lost her mother to cancer and father to heart disease (when she was only 13). My 8 year old daughter has suffered from type-1 diabetes since she was 5.
How many medicines and cures are being held up because of copyright bickering? I vaguely remember some articles on this site concerning that. I care not about the stealing of copyrighted material as much as copyright law being broken and holding up innovation.
So, let me get this straight. After Anonymous's attacks on anyone cutting off wikileaks this company thinks it's a good idea to ban anything to do with it to PREVENT DDoS attacks????
This is what it's like to have a cop as a friend or relative. It's great when you need them but you don't want to be on the wrong side. A little "wink-wink" and buy him/her a beer and you have paperwork rushed through, a ticket torn up, or an enemy picked up on suspicion. I'm not knocking it because I have those friends but it does go to show that the "Buddy System" is still around. I'm still not condoning it though.
Luckily technology and the internet brings it to light easier. This story is a great example.
Re: Fixed?
Umm... It's 8am the next morning. My one site I left routed through no-ip is still down.
http://www.cordcutterinfo.com/
Re: Re: Re: Re: Thumbs up
Here's how I see it:
If MS had been properly prepared they could have served this order, rerouted the service correctly, and did what they wanted to do with either (1) no one the wiser (or 2) getting praise for their action. Even though it's not their job to do this and I don't agree with it.
If they had done it correctly they could have possibly shut down some of these malware users. Instead they now know what's going on have moved on (as said by an earlier commenter).
But they weren't prepared. They screwed up royally and are paying for it. This 'reputation' everybody is talking about is tarnished yet some more (not that it matters with their history).
They'd do better to just release the service back to no-ip and just cut their loses. Admitting they screwed up might just earn them some favor in the public view.
Re: Re: Communism?
'Companism'?
For my kids
I'd buy two. It'd be nice to know what it is my kids are constantly deleting from their phones.
Communism?
Am I wildly off base?
Re: DIY Solution
I'd love to support Kaleidescape if they had stuck to their guns, but their device is now crippled and pointless.
Overblown
Now that it's making the new they're thinking "oh s**t, maybe we shouldn't have done this."
We'll probably hear later about how Pokemon quickly dropped the matter and states about how they encourage their fans to support their product.
Facebook wins either way
Then that leads to more people posting as they debate/argue over it. It's a win-win for Facebook.
Either way it's just another reason for me to stay away from that site.
(untitled comment)
But... If they stayed to play then that would be their own stupidity and they'd get what they deserved. That's the kind of parent I am, if you continue to do something stupid then you live with the consequences.
The fact remains though that this was a police issue and had NOTHING to do with the school. They WAY over-stepped their bounds. If the police failed to act then it should have ended there.
The sad truth
Playing games and having their PS3 is more important to most people. The toy they get to play with is more important than the possibly of getting to sue when everything goes south.
But sadly this won't happen. I never read TOS contracts so I can't blame anyone, but news articles like this alert myself and others to what Sony is trying to pull over on us. Most people will click "agree" and move on. I won't, I haven't bought a Sony product since my PS2 and I doubt I ever will again. There's too many reasons why to list here.
To everyone who's reading this story (on any news site, not just this one), you know what you're doing by agreeing to the terms and you know what the company's been capable of in the past so good luck.
Help Summit fight the fans!
Ok, my bias of how stupid Twilight really is aside:
I hope this kind of crap NEVER ends! It just means that smarter people who actually have good product value and are smart enough to not stab their fans will have all that much more "wiggle room" in the market and will be appreciated that much more.
Tickets too (as Keith Foster)
Medicines (as Rex Mitchell)
How many medicines and cures are being held up because of copyright bickering? I vaguely remember some articles on this site concerning that. I care not about the stealing of copyrighted material as much as copyright law being broken and holding up innovation.
Re: (as Rex Mitchell)
I won't be happy until the entire company falls on it's sword.
...Or at least the legal dept.
Well... (as Rex Mitchell)
How?... (as Rex Mitchell)
Re:
(untitled comment)
Sounds like backwards thinking to me.
Buddy System
Luckily technology and the internet brings it to light easier. This story is a great example.
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