European Law Grants Partial Refund Due to PS3 OtherOS
Removal
According to PlayStationUniversity.com (linked above), a European law
grants a partial refund to PS3 consumers due to the recent removal of
the OtherOS feature in the PS3 Firmware v3.21 update.
A PS3 owner (60GB) version has managed to gain a partial refund from
Amazon (without returning the system) due to the removal of the OtherOS
feature.
The EU citizen cited a European law which states a product must be
fit for its purpose which was made known to the seller at the time of
purchase, and as a result he managed to receive around 80GBP back!
To quote: "The online retailer’s policy was to offer a refund
weighing in at approximately 20 per cent of the console’s original
value. Amazon responds:
We are writing to confirm that we have processed your refund in the
amount of £84.00 for your Order 666-5327564-4432412.
Item Refund: £71.49
Item Tax Refund: £12.51
This refund is for the following item(s):
Item: Sony PlayStation 3 Console (60GB Premium Version)
Quantity: 1
ASIN: B0007SV734
Reason for refund: Account adjustment"
And here is the legal citation under Directive 1999/44/EC, which was accepted into
European Parliament on January 1, 2002.
“The goods must:
• comply with the description given by the seller and posses the
same qualities and characteristics as other similar goods
• be fit for the purpose which the consumer requires them and which
was made known to the seller at the time of purchase.”
Stay tuned
for more PS3 Hacks news. Also be sure to drop by the PS3 Hacks Forum
for updates!
Read more: http://www.ps3news.com/PlayStation-...und-due-to-ps3-otheros-removal/#ixzz0kaJe51jn
Removal
According to PlayStationUniversity.com (linked above), a European law
grants a partial refund to PS3 consumers due to the recent removal of
the OtherOS feature in the PS3 Firmware v3.21 update.
A PS3 owner (60GB) version has managed to gain a partial refund from
Amazon (without returning the system) due to the removal of the OtherOS
feature.
The EU citizen cited a European law which states a product must be
fit for its purpose which was made known to the seller at the time of
purchase, and as a result he managed to receive around 80GBP back!
To quote: "The online retailer’s policy was to offer a refund
weighing in at approximately 20 per cent of the console’s original
value. Amazon responds:
We are writing to confirm that we have processed your refund in the
amount of £84.00 for your Order 666-5327564-4432412.
Item Refund: £71.49
Item Tax Refund: £12.51
This refund is for the following item(s):
Item: Sony PlayStation 3 Console (60GB Premium Version)
Quantity: 1
ASIN: B0007SV734
Reason for refund: Account adjustment"
And here is the legal citation under Directive 1999/44/EC, which was accepted into
European Parliament on January 1, 2002.
“The goods must:
• comply with the description given by the seller and posses the
same qualities and characteristics as other similar goods
• be fit for the purpose which the consumer requires them and which
was made known to the seller at the time of purchase.”
Stay tuned
for more PS3 Hacks news. Also be sure to drop by the PS3 Hacks Forum
for updates!
Read more: http://www.ps3news.com/PlayStation-...und-due-to-ps3-otheros-removal/#ixzz0kaJe51jn
