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This is the real outcome: "Account status should not affect any customer's ability to access their library." Amazon has realized that they can quarantine susp

This is the real outcome: "Account status should not affect any customer's ability to access their library." Amazon has realized that they can quarantine suspect accounts, but not cut off the customer's right to their purchased books. Every other manufacturer is now going to follow suit. The end result is a win for the consumer.

danteembermage 14y ago
Thank you for pointing out this important aspect of the story, when these public shamings lead to structural change it is much different than just switching the particular use case the produced the embarrassing result. Welcome to the community! I would like to point out that sexually explicit usernames are not the norm here. Since your comment history and karma are tied to your user account and that account may persist for a long time, you might consider changing to a different name before you get too invested in this one and regret it later when it's too late to easily switch. Many users are known here by their handle and it is not uncommon for people to say things like "Send up the Patio11/Cpercival/Grellas/TokenAdult bat signal!" because users remember who made valuable comments and may recognize you by name. You are of course free to choose for yourself, your call.
revscat 14y ago
> Every other manufacturer is now going to follow suit. The end result is a win for the consumer. Perhaps, for now. But there is nothing preventing them from changing their policies later, or even doing so capriciously. Consumers will not be safe from similar events until the law is changed to prevent companies from doing this.
mcguire 14y ago
You do realize that "Account status should not affect any customer's ability to access their library." was a restatement of their existing policy, not a change in that policy.
tjoff 14y ago
Nah, that has always been the case. What happens if you mod your xbox? You get banned from xbox live, MS don't brick your device or remove your games. Amazon is just doing their best to fuck their customers, and boy they are good at it. I can barely conceive a workplace so fucked up to come up with something as ludicrous as this shit.

danteembermage 14y ago

Thank you for pointing out this important aspect of the story, when these public shamings lead to structural change it is much different than just switching the particular use case the produced the embarrassing result. Welcome to the community! I would like to point out that sexually explicit usernames are not the norm here. Since your comment history and karma are tied to your user account and that account may persist for a long time, you might consider changing to a different name before you get too invested in this one and regret it later when it's too late to easily switch. Many users are known here by their handle and it is not uncommon for people to say things like "Send up the Patio11/Cpercival/Grellas/TokenAdult bat signal!" because users remember who made valuable comments and may recognize you by name. You are of course free to choose for yourself, your call.

revscat 14y ago

> Every other manufacturer is now going to follow suit. The end result is a win for the consumer. Perhaps, for now. But there is nothing preventing them from changing their policies later, or even doing so capriciously. Consumers will not be safe from similar events until the law is changed to prevent companies from doing this.

mcguire 14y ago

You do realize that "Account status should not affect any customer's ability to access their library." was a restatement of their existing policy, not a change in that policy.

tjoff 14y ago

Nah, that has always been the case. What happens if you mod your xbox? You get banned from xbox live, MS don't brick your device or remove your games. Amazon is just doing their best to fuck their customers, and boy they are good at it. I can barely conceive a workplace so fucked up to come up with something as ludicrous as this shit.