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Datel suing Microsoft

Tuesday 24-Nov-2009 12:02 PM Hardware lockout prompts memory card manufacturer to initiate legal action.

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Here's a lawsuit that took longer than expected to materialise - Datel is suing Microsoft over the memory card lockout.

Xbox 360's firmware update locked out unofficial memory cards, of which Datel was the biggest manufacturer. Given this was the bread and butter of Datel's operations, we're not surprised they've taken legal action, even if we're not sure it will be successful.

"Datel recognizes Microsoft's right to innovate," reads the statement. "But the recent "upgrade" to the Xbox 360 is not innovation. It is predatory conduct undertaken to deliberately harm competition with no benefit whatsoever to consumers. Antitrust law protects the right of consumers to choose. Just as a car manufacturer can't require a buyer to purchase tires for the life of the car from the manufacturer, Microsoft cannot force consumers to buy accessories only from it."

Whether Datel is successful with its lawsuit or not, it'll be taken more seriously than this one will.

Ryan King