Disabling online features in retaliation: Difference between revisions
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==How it works== | ==How it works== | ||
Business may use this practice in a situation where the product '''has online features''' that most customers would find valuable, the customer '''cannot chose the provider''' for this online service (usually by the same manufacturer as the device) and the business has an anti-competitive reason to enforce restrictions on the product that are technologically difficult to enforce directly. | Business may use this practice in a situation where the product '''has online features''' that most customers would find valuable, the customer '''cannot chose the provider''' for this online service (usually by the same manufacturer as the device) and the business has an anti-competitive reason to enforce restrictions on the product that are technologically difficult to enforce directly. | ||
The product will use some kind of detection mechanism to determine if the customer breaks one of the manufacturers terms and '''in retaliation''' | The product will use some kind of detection mechanism to determine if the customer breaks one of the manufacturers terms and '''in retaliation''' disables the online features the customer cared about. | ||
As a result the product has decreased utility and (resale) value, harming the customer. | As a result the product has decreased utility and (resale) value, harming the customer. | ||
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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
Some examples of disabling online features in retaliation include: | Some examples of disabling online features in retaliation include: | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Common terms]] | [[Category:Common terms]] | ||
[[Category:Theme]] | [[Category:Theme]] | ||