What are the consequences of Microsoft's crackdown?
With Microsoft using the latest Xbox Live service update to detect kernel mods and unauthorized hard disk upgrades and in turn to ban the player's Xbox 360s based on its console ID, rather than the player's Xbox Live account. With the possibility of players selling their banned 360's on ebay, this presents a big customer relation problem for Microsoft when the new owner can't get on live. Is banning an expensive way to go?
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Steve's Ban Circumvention strategy? (PlayNoEvil would, obviously not do anything so... evil)
So, what is going to happen:
1. Banned player sells banned Xbox 360 on Ebay.
2. New player signs up for the totally cool Xbox Live service that he heard so much about.
3. Gets bounced.
4. Calls Xbox Live Customer Service.
5. What will Microsoft do?
A. Reinstate the machine?
B. Tell the person "tough luck"?
C. Both, at random.
If they reinstate the box, this opens up the lazy circumvention strategy of skipping that whole "sell on eBay" thing and just try to get reinstated.
If they tell the person "tough luck"... Microsoft is going to have an UGLY CUSTOMER RELATIONS PROBLEM (followed by some nasty stories in the news) which should lead back to Answer A.
Even stupider option for Xbox Customer service - tell the naive purchasing person to "fix" their Xbox so that it isnt' hacked anymore.
I tend to argue strongly against banning. It is directly expensive and can have "highly entertaining" unforeseen consequences.
Also, if Microsoft hits "critical mass" with its banning activities, it may encourage the creation of a "guerrilla Xbox Live" that could spur further piracy.
What should Microsoft do?
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Resumiendo dice que gracias a la ultima actualizacion del servicio de M$ que tanto conocemos y que tanto nos avisaron los hackers para prevenirnos de esta y que actualizaramos la consola con la ultima version que ellos sakaron... comentan que esta actualizacion banean segun el ID de la consola y se hacen una serie de preguntas como que van hacer la gente que esta baneada, muchos las estan vendiendo y claro hay consecuencias, estas consolas jamas podran conectarse al LIVE y tmb puede que en un futuro les salgan las luces rojas... y el SAT dudo que se haga cargo de estas consecuencias...
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Saquen conclusiones, pero pa mi que esto cada vez nos acerca mas a la realidad.
http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=16990
http://playnoevil.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/1269-Xbox-360-Exploit-Crackdown-via-Xbox-Live-Good-Idea-or-Not.html
Saludos.