Re:“I saw that you spun up an Ubuntu image in Azure”
by IgorPartola on Friday February 12, 2021 @10:33AM
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There is a difference between you checking off a box that says “send my info to Maytag” and BestBut just doing it and then when you find out about it Maytag saying “you weren’t supposed to find out”.
Re:“I saw that you spun up an Ubuntu image in Azure”
by ryandrake on Friday February 12, 2021 @10:52AM
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The difference, as usual, is: consent and control. 1. the user did not provide affirmative informed consent (it was buried in a ToS doc that nobody reads) and 2. the user has no meaningful control of the sharing.
Re:“I saw that you spun up an Ubuntu image in Azure”
by lotsofpulp on Friday February 12, 2021 @03:13PM
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> Since most appliance manufacturers require you registering your product with them for warranty service, yes, please take care of that for me (many appliance stores do)
Manufacturers legally have to honor their warranty regardless of you giving them your information. They don’t exactly say you won’t be covered by warranty if you don’t “register”, because they legally can’t.
Re:“I saw that you spun up an Ubuntu image in Azure”
by sudosysgen on Saturday February 13, 2021 @12:05AM
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The trick used in the US is that if you do not offer this information you get a ridiculously short legal-minimum warranty.
Re:“I saw that you spun up an Ubuntu image in Azure”
by lotsofpulp on Saturday February 13, 2021 @07:52AM
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In over two decades of buying appliances and electronics, I’ve never seen a device in the US offer a longer warranty if you send in your information.
Re:“I saw that you spun up an Ubuntu image in Azure”
by sudosysgen on Saturday February 13, 2021 @11:44AM
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Really? This happened to me at least ten times, and I'm not even American, just sometime buy devices directly from the US. For example, my LG phone comes with an additional year if you register your device.
Since most appliance manufacturers require you registering your product with them for warranty service, yes, please take care of that for me (many appliance stores do). Now _should_ Maytag require that registration? If it makes for a quicker and smoother warranty service process then I'm okay with it - better than needing to dig up a receipt in three years, only to find that the thermal printing has faded.