XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.privacy.anon-server   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2025-10-02 08:17:33 +0000, R.Wieser said:   
   > Smithwicks,   
   >>   
   >> The day a refrigerator comes with an EULA is the day I completely   
   >> lose faith in the world.   
   >   
   > I already lost my faith when I read that in 'Murrica you are bound to   
   > the conditions of a eula *even when you didn't have a chance to read   
   > it* (the so-called "shrink-wrap eula"), and that the stuff in a eula   
   > may nullify a states (consumers protection) laws.   
   >   
   > ... its a good thing I live in Europe.   
   >   
   > Regards,   
   > Rudy Wieser   
      
   A lot of the licensing agreements say* something along the lines of "by   
   opening the packaging you agree...", which of course is inside the   
   shrink-wrap.   
      
   Similarly, once you've opened the packaging, you'll have a much harder   
   time trying to return it to the store for a refund if you've simply   
   changed your mind about buying it.   
      
      
   * At least they used to. These days with everything being streaming and   
   downloadable, there is less and less that actually come in packaging.   
   :-(   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)