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Old 04-19-2013, 06:14 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by Sil_liS View Post
Google does this in basis of a ruling from 2010, as was stated in the article quoted in the OP. Ruling:


The legal precedent that Google is using relates to mass market products, so Google is under no obligation to change the terms for the mass market version.

Of course seem to have misplaced my crystal ball at the moment and can't make any predictions about Google's future actions.
The ruling does indeed apply to mass market products. However Google is not applying it to a mass market product, and I don't see why anybody would expect them to. It's certainly possible, but highly unlikely.
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