Datel suing Microsoft over Max Memory card lockout

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Datel announced that it has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, in response to Microsoft's lockout (via Xbox 360 firmware update) of the company's Max Memory Cards. We doubt this is the "remedy" for the lockout issue to which the company previously referred, but it's certainly one way to address it.
"Microsoft has taken steps to render inoperable the competing Datel memory card for no visible purpose other than to have that market entirely to themselves," Datel attorney Marty Glick explained in a press release. "They accomplished their recent update by making a system change that will not recognize or allow operation of a memory card with greater capacity than their own. We believe that with the power Microsoft enjoys in the market for Xbox accessories this conduct is unlawful."

In the press release, Datel goes on to say that the lawsuit is intended to "restore competition" which, the company suggests, is beneficial to consumers. It's now up to a federal court in San Francisco to determine whether the Max Memory-crippling Xbox update constitutes unlawful anti-competitive behavior on the part of Microsoft.

The last time Datel went to court, it viewed the experience from the other side. Sony filed suit against the peripheral maker over the "Lite Blue Tool," which would have enabled users to run unsigned code on PSP hardware.
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/23/datel-suing-microsoft-over-max-memory-card-lockout/

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TTG_NoOneCaresPosted:

Why does everyone wanna sue everyone now-a-days ? :P



Hardly anyone gets any money from this so whats the point, it's a waste of time imo.

TTG_NasherPosted:

I hope microsoft lose a lot of money from this, it will teach them a much needed lesson

MadSkittlezPosted:

HAHA lol

Wolfdemon19Posted:

I swear, Microsoft isn't what it use to be, now a days you can't go anywhere without hearing crap about them; they need some Corporate changes...

TehSlushyPosted:

Man, MS is going out of control. Suing everyone for the smallest things, wow...

iBulletPosted:

lol, seems everyone wants to sue MS