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Hopefully, this would be it. But rather than damages, the courts would rule that access to one's own device is protected by a fundamental right.
by gatmne 9y ago
Hopefully, this would be it. But rather than damages, the courts would rule that access to one's own device is protected by a fundamental right.
- prostoalex 9y agoIf this wasn’t hashed out in a much cheaper lawsuit with a smaller target (e.g., someone suing a remote-controlled toy car manufacturer for inability to update firmware on consumer end), chances of this being fought for precedent sake against Intel ($200+ billion market cap, $17 billion in the bank account alone), which hires lawyers by the dozen, are pretty slim.