Anon Archived Microsoft, Sony, and other companies still use illegal warranty-void-if-removed stickers | ExtremeTech (extremetech.com)
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[–] skidmark-steve 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago
That's not as bad as software developers who slap a "not for resale" sticker on physical goods that I paid for. Some old retro game carts were like this. I tell myself that if I ever decide to sell them, I will take a marker and draw a line over the word "not" first, just to be funny.
"for resale"
[–] jofucks 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
We only did this to prevent retailers from reneging on packaged deals by parting them out. This in turn would alienate customers and give them a negative view of us because they saw our bundle advertised at $449 with 2 controllers and such and such game. It has nothing to do with people parting the units out on their own.
[–] Talexis ago
Yep I remember this from either my sonic one or two
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[–] 6006853? [S] 1 point 14 points 15 points (+15|-1) ago
TIL - I'm not sure if "illegal" is the right word, but they are at the very least misleading, since removing a sticker cannot by law invalidate a warranty, unless said sticker is a functional part of the system, such as the air filter on a hard drive.
[–] Neongreen 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I guess so. “The stickers could be deceptive by implying consumers can’t use parts the warrantor doesn’t pre-approve, which violates the anti-tying provisions of MMWA,”