Contractual Obfuscation
Saturday, August 21, 2004
Read the fine print before going for this! --ChuckContractual Obfuscation
America Online on Thursday announced it was going after the one-in-four households that currently do not own a PC by offering a low-priced computer tied to a year’s commitment to its online service.
"One problem with this is that the cost of the computer and the one year of payments for AOL comes out to buying a better, higher end computer. Targeting the people who do not have the funds for a computer, to me, is a cheap shot - this type of person has no knowledge of what they are getting into with signed agreements with AOL. This is most definitely going to the FTC for investigation. I mean, how much cheaper can they get than the Wal-Mart E-Machines that can be purchased without committing to a contract with AOL? [George at InNetInvestigations-Forensic]"
