Microsoft Sneaks a No Sue Clause into Xbox 360 Update

So they're pulling an EA Games on everyone who owns a 360. So glad I don't own any consoles.

No siree, if you have an issue, you can sidestep legal action by "filling out a simple Notice of Dispute form" and mailing it in, and Microsoft will then work to resolve the dispute to your "satisfaction within 60 days." Isn't that swell?

That's laughable. In the meanwhile their team of high paid lawyers will just frutrate you into nothingness seeing you can't sue them now.

I can see this kind of tactic coming through all sorts of "updates" in the near future. Yet another loss for the consumer

OK, so I go to log into my Games for Windows Live (now Games for Windows Marketplace) and it's telling me there's a problem with my account that I need to resolve before signing in. So I click the resolve link and it takes me to another sign in screen where I provide my credentials and lo and behold I have to agree to this....



it's the new Terms of Agreement stating that I to agree to the Binding arbitration and class action waver

18.1. BINDING ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER FOR U.S. RESIDENTS. PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS CONCERNING ANY DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND MICROSOFT IF YOU LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 18.1 AND ITS SUBSECTIONS, "MICROSOFT" MEANS MICROSOFT CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS.

18.1.1. DISPUTE. As used in this contract, "Dispute" means any dispute, claim, demand, action, proceeding, or other controversy between you and Microsoft concerning the Service and your or Microsoft's obligations and performance under this contract or with respect to the Service, whether based in contract, warranty, tort (including, without limitation, fraud, misrepresentation, fraudulent inducement, concealment, omission, negligence, conversion, trespass, strict liability, and product liability), statute (including, without limitation, consumer protection and unfair competition statutes), regulation, ordinance, or any other legal or equitable basis or theory. "Dispute" will be given the broadest possible meaning allowable under law.

18.1.2. INFORMAL NEGOTIATION OF DISPUTES. You and Microsoft agree to attempt in good faith to resolve any Dispute before commencing arbitration. Unless you and Microsoft otherwise agree in writing, the time for informal negotiation will be 60 days from the date on which you or Microsoft mails a notice of the Dispute ("Notice of Dispute") as specified in Section 18.1.3. You and Microsoft agree that neither will commence arbitration before the end of the time for informal negotiation.

No agree, no GFLW access! WTF!!! And I don't even own an x-box!