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Re:Chromecast update breaks AllCast by ajross on Monday August 26, 2013 @05:02PM (#6279891)
To be glib: the remedy implemented in the market for buying a device in a retail store that doesn't quite do what you want is just to return it and get your $35 back.

Once you get to prices this low, the idea of "service" becomes somewhat different. It does what it does. We won't get traction with Google by whining about this sort of thing.

Re:Chromecast update breaks AllCast by IanCal on Monday August 26, 2013 @06:12PM (#6280242)
But it does exactly what it was advertised to do, why should you expect money back because you wanted more?
Re:Chromecast update breaks AllCast by ajross on Monday August 26, 2013 @06:20PM (#6280276)
Again, in retail expecting "money back" because of a mistake in understanding the product is a normal part of doing business. "This shirt doesn't fit me." "Sorry, my husband wanted one in the other color." "I thought I could stream torrented files with it".

The point is that the distinction doesn't matter, so any argument (for or against) predicated on what the buyer expects or what the seller advertised is limited to the ability to refund the purchase price -- it's a dumb argument, basically. It does what it does.