Microsoft Timed Ban Spree to Maximise Profits

Automatically assuming? Sorry but I've read through the entire thread. People complaining about MS wanting money, MS being greedy, MS this MS that with PSN Tags in their sigs thus them being PS3 fans. I did not make any mention of PS3 fanboys as I do not know everyone here but a person here with a PSN tag is a fan of the PS3. So automatically assume? No that was your error do not speculate.

The people who are angry the most are xbox fans? Yeah okay. First off anyone who pirates a 360 is not a fan of microsoft. You're a fan of what you support not from what you steal off of.

I have no remorse for people that modify their systems outside of the perameters. Their own stupidty. You want to mess around with a system then get a PC.

All I see is a bunch of people acting like its something bad for MS to be sticking it to pirates. Man if that's bad Sony must be terrible for being responsible for closing down one of my favorite gaming online retailers in Lik-Sang :roll:

The__Havoc

The fanboy logic continues I see. You are now just assuming that because I called you a fanboy, that I must somehow be on the side of pirates. Then you close your supposedly unbiased, non-fanboy response with an off-topic jab at Sony. Fanboys just can't help themselves I guess.

If you read the whole thread, as you claim to here, then you surely would have read my two posts saying that MS is perfectly within their rights to ban anyone that violates their terms of use.You didn't have to write a whole arguement against something I never said or supported to begin with.

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[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="ZIMdoom"]

You do realize that by automatically assuming that criticism MUSt be from PS3 fans...that makes YOU the fanboy, right? The people who are angry the most are the Xbox fans who don't want to be ripped off buying over-priced peripherals. The people suing are the million, or so, Xbox users who were banned and feel that ban went way to far when it went beyond their XBL account and affected their HDD capabilities.

By reading all this news and automatically jumping to the conclusion of "any MS criticism can only come from MS haters" is the REAL fanboy behaviour here.

ZIMdoom

Whatever. The point is the angry people are Xbox users.

[QUOTE="RedruM_I"][QUOTE="navyguy21"]

So now you doubt the credibility of the blogger.................whose info you posted as "proof" that MS was profiting from this?? :|

navyguy21

[QUOTE="HuusAsking"][QUOTE="heretrix"]Madcatz makes authorized 360 accessories.

heretrix

JEEZUS, (and thank you again for pointing it out heretrix), this has been explained multiple times already.

THIRD PARTY PERIPHERALS ARE ALLOWED (like Madcatz)
DATEL WAS CUT OFF FOR NOT BEING LICENSED (they went over Microsoft's head to make their devices without paying the fees)

So for Thor's sake, STOP making this an issue of Microsoft trying to prevent you from using 3rd party peripherals (those that are authorized) when it's NOT about that at all. The banning has been about people illegally modding the DVD firmware, which could only lead to the use of playing pirated games. Continuing to pursue this line of argument isn't making a case against MS, it's only making YOU (who ever you are doing so) look really, REALLY foolish.

What the hell are you talking about? I'm just saying that the sudden increase in 360 sales could most possibly be a consequence of the massive banning. That M$ did it on purpose is just speculation yes but I wouldn't be surprised since it's M$ afterall.RedruM_I

= speculation :P

[QUOTE="ZIMdoom"]

[QUOTE="navyguy21"] Maybe you should read the articles, and complaints before you respond to someone. The only people who were banned here are people who modded their consoles, not people who used other hard drives. heretrix

Whatever. The point is the angry people are Xbox users.

Right....which I've said like three times now. Do you have any idea what the conversation you qouted is even about?

Welcome to SW the only place in the world where piracy is OK. As long as it's against MS and MS is eveil for banning people that do it. The reason why it won't happen to sony is, NOBODY REALLY CARES ABOUT THERE GAMES...

[QUOTE="The__Havoc"]

Automatically assuming? Sorry but I've read through the entire thread. People complaining about MS wanting money, MS being greedy, MS this MS that with PSN Tags in their sigs thus them being PS3 fans. I did not make any mention of PS3 fanboys as I do not know everyone here but a person here with a PSN tag is a fan of the PS3. So automatically assume? No that was your error do not speculate.

The people who are angry the most are xbox fans? Yeah okay. First off anyone who pirates a 360 is not a fan of microsoft. You're a fan of what you support not from what you steal off of.

I have no remorse for people that modify their systems outside of the perameters. Their own stupidty. You want to mess around with a system then get a PC.

All I see is a bunch of people acting like its something bad for MS to be sticking it to pirates. Man if that's bad Sony must be terrible for being responsible for closing down one of my favorite gaming online retailers in Lik-Sang :roll:

ZIMdoom

The fanboy logic continues I see. You are now just assuming that because I called you a fanboy, that I must somehow be on the side of pirates. Then you close your supposedly unbiased, non-fanboy response with an off-topic jab at Sony. Fanboys just can't help themselves I guess.

If you read the whole thread, as you claim to here, then you surely would have read my two posts saying that MS is perfectly within their rights to ban anyone that violates their terms of use.You didn't have to write a whole arguement against something I never said or supported to begin with.

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You cows will do anything to help you sleep at night you really do lol. I never said you were on the side of the pirates way to make crap up lol. Did I mention you in any of my posts? No I did not. I can write what ever I want if you don't like it then don't reply. I wasn't directing anything at you, but since you replied I guess you thought I did. That's called sensistivity man. Sensitivity in the realm of video games and electronic entertaiment. Oh I've seen it all now lol.

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[QUOTE="RedruM_I"]

Exactly, this is just another way for M$ to promote their monopolistic activities and make EVERYTHING their property. Luckily they are now being sued, I hope they lose.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6241212.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;2

RedruM_I

The situation isn't the same. STEAM and such like don't own the PC. Microsoft own the Xbox. They do a good job in keeping thing undercontrol, as they have no choice but to keep things on there end.

MS on the other hand can simple disable your console functions. And they're within right i believe.

You may think it's not fair, and that MS are just looking to make money, but who cares what you think? They're pirates ...

you know whats funny is you keep using that word monopoly but Microsoft has never been sued because of being a monopoly they have only ever been sued in the computer arena for monopolistic ""practices"" and much like a drowning man clings to any thing you cling to that as some sort of proof of Microsoft being the ultimate satan. and yet you completely ignore Nintendo which were doing monopolistic practices long before Microsoft was, and Sony as well...but that's okay they aren't Microsoft, your claims of but i dont condone piracy are flimsy at best as you continuely show in your opinion if that piracy harms Microsoft then all the better GO pirates.

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

[QUOTE="RedruM_I"] Well of course they make money from it it's their product. M$ what is doing is restricting access to manufacturers that are not them much like they restrict software developers (which have their own products it's not like they are doing their own Windows version which is equivalent as to what you're claiming with BluRay) to their own exclusive protocols and windows environments. It's all part of their monopoly scheme. Sony does not do that.RedruM_I

$ony lol tries but is not as successful at it - does that make them better ? :P

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"] Sony Has a monopoly on Blu-ray? Really? http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Blue-ray+player&x=0&y=0

RedruM_I

[QUOTE="RedruM_I"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"]I know it's not really a monopoly but just making a point. Can MS just go ahead and produce a B.R. 360 without licence to do so and does Sony get $$$$ if or when MS would go B.R. ? In other words, can't they just pirate it ya know, like what people are trying really hard in this thread to excuse ?

WilliamRLBaker

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"][QUOTE="RedruM_I"] You're definitely twisting my words. I'm not trying to excuse pirating I'm trying to say that M$ preventing other memory manufacturers have nothing to do with pirates but is a move to monopolize the hardware accesory market for their console much like they do with Windows and software. In a while M$ will be the only one in the picture.HuusAsking

Nope, they are not. Which is why, in the latest update, I believe those products are now not able to connect to 360s, nor are their 2 and 4gb memory units....which is why Datel is suing MS.