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Nintendo is going after the developers of the open source switch emulator Yuzu (arstechnica.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Seriously what is this? Nintendo argues that by instructing users how to extract the prod.keys from their own switch the yuzu developers are essencially infringing on the DMCA.

So what? Now you can't even freely use your own property anymore because it goes against the design intentions of some big company that just want's to milk their users?

Nintendo goes directly after this argument in its lawsuit, arguing that buying a Switch game only means you "have Nintendo's authorization to play that single copy on an unmodified Nintendo Switch console."

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[–] [email protected] 164 points 6 months ago (16 children)

My favorite thing about the modern world is how we don't get to own the computers we purchase...

[–] [email protected] 52 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I love how people just keep giving such companies money.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)

is there a choice? every machine is like this now.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yes. You never and have never HAD to buy Nintendo.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

oh i meant more like computing devices in general, but fair enough, thats part of the reason im more like a pc person.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yea, Microsoft is rapidly making Linux a MUCH more attractive OS, especially in spite of their effort to keep DirectX off of it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

thank god for the ability to install any OS you please on computers.

imagine if you were locked to windows like phones are to android/ios.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

They're trying. It's one reason they wanted to require a TPM 2.0 module. It doesn't allow it itself, but it makes hardware MUCH easier to identify and block off hardware regardless of MS accounts and go further in the future.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

Most desktops have a freely accessible ROMs, its definitely getting worse though but most consoles are a portal to subscriptions

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I build my main PCs from parts. Have since I was a kid and I always will because of bullshit like this.

Every other device I have can serve as a dumb terminal connected to my main PC via either SSH or Moonlight.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I build my own. Though I still need non-free software to run, I don't think it is from any DMCA enforcers.

System76 is not too bad if you want something mildly customizable but don't want to futz with doing assembly yourself. I get my laptops from them.

I've tried open phones (multiple) and I still use a Pixel. There is a choice, but I was willing to trade off my freedom for function there. I wish that wasn't the choice and when I can I support efforts to make it easier for people to choose freedom there.

So, yeah, there is often a choice. Doesn't make the status quo acceptable.

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