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Re:Netflix confirms it is blocking rooted/unlocked Android d... by zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC on Sunday May 14, 2017 @02:24AM (#14334524)
So ... because the vendor doesn't support you modifying something that you bought from them, it's also ok that they then intenionally break it? I'm not sure I am following ...
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Re:Netflix confirms it is blocking rooted/unlocked Android d... by dsacco on Sunday May 14, 2017 @02:59AM (#14334601)
If they put it in their TOS, sure.
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Re:Netflix confirms it is blocking rooted/unlocked Android d... by zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC on Sunday May 14, 2017 @06:17PM (#14337859)
The question was not whether it is be legal, but whether it is acceptable.

Being an asshole is also legal, but it's still not OK to be an asshole.

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Re:Netflix confirms it is blocking rooted/unlocked Android d... by dsacco on Sunday May 14, 2017 @06:22PM (#14337878)
Oh, I understand what you mean. I thought you were speaking in the legal context. Mea culpa!
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