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Posted by Derek Janssen on 02/11/06 05:37
Zodiac wrote:
>>
>>>>>READ THE FULL AP Article
>>>>>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060210/ap_on_bi_ge/netflix_throttling&printer=1;_ylt=Ajb9rLRcR59idFRUwJVOqqxv24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
>>>>
>>>>And notice how most of the complainers uncannily fall into the
>>>>"B-but...they SAID 'Unlimited rentals'!--WHY can't I rent 20 movies a
>>>>month, why, why, why??" lockstep.
>>>
>>>So the consumer has to figure out what a company means by "unlimited" ?
>>>Maybe they mean slightly unlimited.
>>
>>Maybe they'll either:
>>A) remember that the "unlimited" term dates back to the single-rental
>>days, or
>>B) that it distinguishes from the bare 2-out plan that only gives you four
>>movies a month, set.
>>
>>Much the same theory as when a restaurant advertises "All You Can Eat",
>>they assume MOST of their traditional customers will interpret it in the
>>*proper* fashion... :)
>
> I reckon you need a *proper* kick in the nuts ;o)
Well, just saying, in legal terms, nobody ever actually *SUED* a
restaurant for not giving them All They Could Eat, as clearly advertised--
--Oh, wait, sorry, there was that Homer Simpson episode...
Guess we do have legal precedent. ;)
Derek Janssen (law is the jurisprudence of man)
ejanss@comcast.net
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