Comments on: Mark Dowd, ’sent back through time’ http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15758 p2pnet.net - reader powered Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:47:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rekrul http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15758/comment-page-1#comment-438457 Rekrul Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:44:28 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15758#comment-438457 "Perhaps we should allow those affected by this technique to sue their developers for exemplary damages since there is now no excuse for not checking and fixing vulnerable code?" Computer software is the only product I know of where companies are allowed to include an EULA saying that they're not responsible for any defects in the product. Can you imagine if this practice was allowed on other types on products? The wheels came off your car while you were traveling on the highway because the bolts were defective and caused a 7-car pile-up? Not the company's fault because you "agreed" to the EULA by driving the car. Somehow, I don't think they'd be able to get away with that... “Perhaps we should allow those affected by this technique to sue their developers for exemplary damages since there is now no excuse for not checking and fixing vulnerable code?”

Computer software is the only product I know of where companies are allowed to include an EULA saying that they’re not responsible for any defects in the product.

Can you imagine if this practice was allowed on other types on products? The wheels came off your car while you were traveling on the highway because the bolts were defective and caused a 7-car pile-up? Not the company’s fault because you “agreed” to the EULA by driving the car. Somehow, I don’t think they’d be able to get away with that…

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