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[BeefontheBone]

too right - those things you describe are not comparable to hard- and software requirements. the requirements carry no intention to mislead, without which there's no real culpability, and in any case retailers are selling software second or third-hand since they buy it from the publishers (possibly via a distributor) and then sell it on - the publishers couldn't be held responsible for the details on the packaging of units they've already sold on becoming out of date, and no judge (or indeed sane individual) would hold the retailer responsible.

[A. J. Raffles]

Gregor, by that reasoning parents who bought a book "suitable for children aged 4 and over" for their 15-year-old son could sue the publisher for what you call "false advertising" if Guess How Much I Love You was not the boy's idea of a ripping good read.
Besides, system requirements aren't exactly "advertising", so the MacDonald's example won't quite work. The note about system requirements on a game package is just there to give people a rough idea of what to expect, that's all, it's not a guarantee that the game will run properly if the requirements are met, it's a warning that it might not run properly if they're not met. That's not quite the same thing.

[xoopx]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@May 6 2005, 09:34 PM
Gregor, by that reasoning parents who bought a book "suitable for children aged 4 and over" for their 15-year-old son could sue the publisher for what you call "false advertising" if Guess How Much I Love You was not the boy's idea of a ripping good read.
Besides, system requirements aren't exactly "advertising", so the MacDonald's example won't quite work. The note about system requirements on a game package is just there to give people a rough idea of what to expect, that's all, it's not a guarantee that the game will run properly if the requirements are met, it's a warning that it might not run properly if they're not met. That's not quite the same thing.

i reckon some people mustve tried that "it says windows 3.1 or HIGHER" line because i notice most modern things explicitly list every version its compatible with now.

to be fair, people who are total newbies at computers could genuinely buy something that said "win 3.1 and above" and expect it to run on winxp from the box

[Titan]

gregor.. closingtime for you little topic here.
To be honest, you sound an awful alot like a member i permanetly baned a while ago, but that is hopefully just a co-incidence.

Bottom line: Drop this issue, and adapt to OUR rules.
Use the SEARCH function, and you'll see the two previous MAJOR debates we've had.

If it doesn't fit, sorry, but we'r not changing, the option is up to you.