Google Is Forbidding Users From Reselling, Loaning Glass Eyewear
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Re: Google Is Forbidding Users From Reselling, Loaning Glass Eyewear
#2How does this not run afoul of consumer protection rights?
Re: Google Is Forbidding Users From Reselling, Loaning Glass Eyewear
#3I wonder whether one could do something similar to concert tickets, and allow resales at face value, but not greater. Louis CK did that for his recent tour, and there wasn't (unless I missed it) widespread outrage; rather, people were happy to keep tickets out of the hands of scalpers.
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#4If you read the terms @http://www.google.com/glass/terms/ Specifically the 'Device Specific Addendum' at the bottom you can see that this restriction only applies to the Explorer Edition. I believe this article may be intentionally omitting this detail to create drama.
Re: Google Is Forbidding Users From Reselling, Loaning Glass Eyewear
#5If you read the terms @ http://www.google.com/glass/terms/ Specifically the 'Device Specific Addendum' at the bottom you can see that this restriction only applies to the Explorer Edition. I believe this article may be intentionally omitting this detail to create drama.
If you read the terms, in the non-Device Specific Addendum:
> You may not commercially resell any Device, but you may give the Device as a gift, unless otherwise set forth in the Device Specific Addendum.
So, nope.
Re: Google Is Forbidding Users From Reselling, Loaning Glass Eyewear
#6If you read the terms @ http://www.google.com/glass/terms/ Specifically the 'Device Specific Addendum' at the bottom you can see that this restriction only applies to the Explorer Edition. I believe this article may be intentionally omitting this detail to create drama.
After reading about a paragraph I assumed that it would only be fore the initial trail run going on right now.
Re: Google Is Forbidding Users From Reselling, Loaning Glass Eyewear
#7If you buy a thing, do they have the right to do this? Is there a difference between "purchasing a physical item" and "entering a contract where someone supplies you a physical item on specific terms"?
Surely there are consumer rights that protect us from this insane greedy abhorrent shit?
What fucking right do companies have over your property? Surely even free-market capitalists should be recoiling in horror over this massive shit that is being taken over consumer rights?
The market is only as free as the consumer.
Re: Google Is Forbidding Users From Reselling, Loaning Glass Eyewear
#8If you read the terms @ http://www.google.com/glass/terms/ Specifically the 'Device Specific Addendum' at the bottom you can see that this restriction only applies to the Explorer Edition. I believe this article may be intentionally omitting this detail to create drama.
If you read the terms, in the non-Device Specific Addendum: > You may not commercially resell any Device, but you may give the Device as a gift, unless otherwise set forth in the Device Specific Addendum. So, nope.
Huh, oops... I wonder how 'commercially resell' is defined in this context. Can it be resold for non commercial purposes? Such as a private resale?
I found the same terminology in the Google Fiber ToS with respect to the Chromebook that comes with the service.
Re: Google Is Forbidding Users From Reselling, Loaning Glass Eyewear
#9I wonder whether one could do something similar to concert tickets, and allow resales at face value, but not greater. Louis CK did that for his recent tour, and there wasn't (unless I missed it) widespread outrage; rather, people were happy to keep tickets out of the hands of scalpers.
Re: Google Is Forbidding Users From Reselling, Loaning Glass Eyewear
#10If you buy a thing, do they have the right to do this? Is there a difference between "purchasing a physical item" and "entering a contract where someone supplies you a physical item on specific terms"? Surely there are consumer rights that protect us from this insane greedy abhorrent shit? What fucking right do companies have over your property? Surely even free-market capitalists should be recoiling in horror over t…
Consumer rights also include not buying this POS and making a huge deal about it. If Google really wants to transform this industry, then they can buck up and not try to strong arm people into how they can use something they pay a lot of money for.
Also, if this is tied to your email address, people will simply create a dummy email, with fake information. Then when the time comes, they can just transfer the account along with the glasses.