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A comment on Google Pixelbook – A High Performance Chromebook. Parent comment

Re:Google Pixelbook – A High Performance Chromebook by derekp7 on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @02:46PM (#15403197)
If you purchased the device from Google, and they locked you out, couldn't you sue them in small claims court? That would at least force them to respond, and if they don't they would get a default judgement against them.

If it is possible / likely that a court would hear the case, would your only option then be to sue for monetary damages, or could you sue for them to perform an action (such as reinstating your account)?

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Re:Google Pixelbook – A High Performance Chromebook by politician on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @02:47PM (#15403206)
The consumer likely "agreed" to this treatment in the TOS/EULA.
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Re:Google Pixelbook – A High Performance Chromebook by leggomylibro on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @02:48PM (#15403219)
Yeah, but EULAs don't supersede actual laws. You can't sign over your firstborn child in a EULA, yet.
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Re:Google Pixelbook – A High Performance Chromebook by dvt on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @02:50PM (#15403244)
Whether or not you agreed to a TOS/EULA is irrelevant. It's for a judge to decide whether or not locking you out of your account (rendering a piece of hardware you purchased nigh worthless) is legal.
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