Officedocs-deployoffice: Enjoy your EU antitrust lawsuit
You deserve it and I hope you get burned again like the IE search antitrust lawsuit.
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towellabs
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Looks like they intentionally left out EU for this. I think they specifically made a decision to avoid a lawsuit there. Apparently everywhere else is fair game. Who cares about the law and ethics? Sigh.
This is after changing Windows licensing to prevent running in AWS/GCP.
ericxw
on 23 Jan 2020
@ericxw That's not true.
At this time, the extension will only be installed on devices in the following locations, based on the IP address of the device:
Australia
Canada
France
Germany
India
United Kingdom (For a little bit longer)
United States
legitosaurus
on 23 Jan 2020
I didn’t realise France Germany and the U.K. were leaving the EU?
lawtonj404
on 24 Jan 2020
I didn’t realise France Germany and the U.K. were leaving the EU?
The law regarding Brexit was signed by the British Queen yesterday so UK is indeed leaving the EU coming February.
Just about as bad an idea as changing default search provider in a third-party browser.
alrekr
on 24 Jan 2020
If I see this change happen on my users, know I WILL submit legal action as this is effectively browser hi-jacking.
18 U.S. Code § 1030. Fraud and related activity in connection with computers.
(5)
(A) knowingly causes the transmission of a program, information, code, or command, and as a result of such conduct, intentionally causes damage without authorization, to a protected computer;
(B) intentionally accesses a protected computer without authorization, and as a result of such conduct, recklessly causes damage; or
(C) intentionally accesses a protected computer without authorization, and as a result of such conduct, causes damage and loss.
The term “exceeds authorized access” means to access a computer with authorization and to use such access to obtain or alter information in the computer that the accesser is not entitled so to obtain or alter.
I will get lawyers involved.
ItsBildo
on 24 Jan 2020
@ericxw That's not true.
At this time, the extension will only be installed on devices in the following locations, based on the IP address of the device:
Australia
Canada
France
Germany
India
United Kingdom (For a little bit longer)
United States
My mistake. I think I was just too angry at this decision and glanced through it.
ericxw
on 29 Jan 2020
@ItzLevvie this doesn't look good for you as a Microsoft employee or heavy contributor blanket downvoting.
towellabs
on 7 Feb 2020
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If I see this change happen on my users, know I WILL submit legal action as this is effectively browser hi-jacking.
18 U.S. Code § 1030. Fraud and related activity in connection with computers.
(5)
(A) knowingly causes the transmission of a program, information, code, or command, and as a result of such conduct, intentionally causes damage without authorization, to a protected computer;
(B) intentionally accesses a protected computer without authorization, and as a result of such conduct, recklessly causes damage; or
(C) intentionally accesses a protected computer without authorization, and as a result of such conduct, causes damage and loss.
The term “exceeds authorized access” means to access a computer with authorization and to use such access to obtain or alter information in the computer that the accesser is not entitled so to obtain or alter.
I will get lawyers involved.