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anigbrowltoday at 12:55 AM3 repliesview on HN

You can do class action litigation, but that takes years and the lawyers collect 30-50% of any settlement. The economics for customers don't make sense.


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amlutotoday at 2:40 AM

Right. And IMO it works poorly. It’s extremely common to see a settlement such that the company still ends up ahead on its problematic behavior.

codedokodetoday at 1:55 AM

The Office 2024 license quoted in comment [1] says that "class action lawsuits ... aren't allowed" (but only if you live in US). Truly free country where you a free to even waive your right to sue.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341968

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mohamedkoubaatoday at 3:36 AM

Not even as a deterrence?

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