Sunday, 10 July 2011

Terms and Conditions apply.

I hate them. They are the most worthless piece of writing I have ever had the displeasure even to set my gaze upon them. 
I have to say, it's not just once or twice. They're everywhere, and I know they need to be, for legal reasons. But, please comment, if you actually read them. Because, I don't know a single person who does. You see them come up, and to be honest, I actually see if I can press accept without even looking at what I'm accepting for, iTunes, Xbox, etc. 
Let's just go a bit deeper, into why these T&C's actually exist. I can find two reasons.
1) It made a good South Park episode (The Human Cent-i-Pad)
2) To annoy you
iTunes are the worst I have seen, They actually throw it in your face. Not like most sign ups, where you just tick a box, then every single time, you think you have done something spectacularly different from everyone, you feel rebellious, you really shouldn't. Everyone does it. Admittedly, the closest I get is reading the first couple of lines because it's generally in my face. Well, screen.
So, this took me half an hour to write. Why? Because I wrote this when an agreement came up, I scrolled through it, and this is what iTunes is making you agree too. Because, I'm sure you won't do this. Right?

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