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Originally Posted by Toma
We are in North America. The world here makes sense.
If I but a tv.... I dont read the whole 10 page legal crap BEFORE I buy it.
I make the REASONABLE assumption that I can later resell my smart plasma tv without rendering it useless by removing its software or license.
So it is UNREASONABLE to do it ecutek way. And blaming someone for not reading the manual BEFORE they even have it in their hands.... especially all that lengthy legal crap is unreasonable.
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If someone doesn't feel like reading the forums or the manual, I can understand that. Didn't it give him a moment's pause when the SOFTWARE ITSELF prompted a "Doing this will CONSUME your license" prior to the flash? EcuTEK isn't being 'shady' about how this works, it's quite overt and stated in a MULTITUDE of locations.
As another poster stated, comparing this to a TV is missing the fundamental concept entirely. Tangible vs intangible. Like trying to resell, if you have to leave halfway through a concert, you don't get your money back. It's on you if you decide to leave. You paid for a service.
As you state, this is America. If their model was unacceptable, consumers and tuners wouldn't be buying in. The market has spoken. In ten years will there be a more affordable option? Almost always. If I have a $1000 IROC I'm not going to pay $1500 for a tune. If the market demand for what EcuTEK offers wasn't present, they wouldn't still be in business, much less expanding.
We all have our preferences here. I'm just pleased that we HAVE options from multiple sources dedicated to providing the best service they can for this community.