Microsoft and the XBox
Of course we shall not see this happening with e-readers that have a wireless connectivity ....
Thousands of gamers may have been cut off from Microsoft's online gaming service Xbox Live for modifying their consoles to play pirated games.
Online reports suggest that as many as 600,000 gamers may have been affected.
Microsoft confirmed that it had banned a "small percentage" of the 20 million Xbox Live users.
Microsoft said that modifying an Xbox 360 console "violates" the services "terms of use" and would result in a player being disconnected.