Originally Posted by
Evan_G
Of course, the reason for Jesus' notoriety is because he went against the norms of society and challenged the corruption that was ongoing in the temples. Jesus was without sin, but was executed because he didn't play along with the rules that were established in Roman occupied Israel.
A more fitting analogy for Porksta (aside from the already mentioned Nazi Germany one) is that of the Loyalists who fought against the revolutionaries in the 1770s. Porksta would have liked nothing more than to see George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and those who perpetrated the Boston Tea Party hang for their "crimes". The United States was founded on the premise of fighting against tyranny and unjust rules. It might seem odd for a Canadian to be pointing this out (as the Canadian territories rejected the revolution), but I have nothing but utmost respect for the revolutionaries who founded the United States.
Those ignorant of history are doomed to repeat it. I fear there are too many people who see in black and white like Porksta, and allow the government (and in this case, corporations independent of government) to create unjust law and blindly follow it because they fear repercussions.
The Microsoft TOS is a legal contract, not the law. Microsoft is a corporation and cannot create laws or violate existing law. If it is found that Microsoft is unjustly blocking third party peripherals or corrupting personal data (which seems pretty damned obvious), they will be found to be committing antitrust, and will likely be forced to relent on this issue. This exact issue was fought out by Nintendo years ago, and they lost. Did you know that the Game Genie came out a year later in the US than Canada, because that is how long it took for that case to go through courts?