This petition is for the establishment of a Class Action against Microsoft for their poor support towards gamers. Specifically those who have invested in a game or several games that relied on MS servers or services but can no longer play those games because of Microsoft's decision to cancel GFWL (Games For Windows Live). As of 1 July 2014 all games relying on GFWL will no longer operate or be accessible.
We the customers and citizens feel that using online sever based technology as a method to curb piracy is only acceptable if that service has a lifetime warranty. That the expectation of the public is that once purchasing a product, they are able to use it for as long as they wish. That any software sold that relies on a server or internet connection or any other form of reliance to operate, should be sold with a branding and mandatory signature of Shareware or Tempware.
Because the expectations of the public differ greatly from the services provided, we wish to make it illegal for a company or product manufacturer to sell any software or product that relies on specific servers to operate. We think it is fair to allow the user to decide which server service they wish to use and that it is unfair commerce to tie a particular product to a particular service.
We the undersigned show our support for the above comments and wish to claim damages equal to the amount of our purchases that are affected by the actions of Microsoft.
I have been digging through the digital receipts for my own library just to see how many titles are now unreachable. Seeing your stories about losing access to games you paid for confirms that this is not just a technical glitch but a pattern of disrespect toward players.
October 7, 2013
Seeing this momentum grow reminds me of how many of us felt betrayed when our digital libraries simply stopped working. It is clear that we are not alone in demanding better rights for the software we buy.
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Alex Schindel
12 years ago
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This is an outrage if they do this where will people be able to play halo 2. Red vs Blue a halo machinima that is extremely popular used halo 2 for seasons 3-5 currently working on 12. Halo was my childhood if they take this away from me I will be outraged
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Sarah Turner
13 years ago
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GFWL has been broken for years and now they just kill it off completely? ridiculous. i just wanted to finish my fallout 3 playthrough but nope guess that is not happening now.
D
Dave Medina
13 years ago
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its absolute theft. i paid 50 bucks for gears of war and now it just sits on my shelf like a paperweight because of some server issue. totally unacceptable microsoft needs to fix this or give us our money back.
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This petition is for the establishment of a Class Action against Microsoft for their poor support towards gamers. Specifically those who have invested in a game or several games that relied on MS servers or services but can no longer play those games because of Microsoft's decision to cancel GFWL (Games For Windows Live). As of 1 July 2014 all games relying on GFWL will no longer operate or be accessible.
We the customers and citizens feel that using online sever based technology as a method to curb piracy is only acceptable if that service has a lifetime warranty. That the expectation of the public is that once purchasing a product, they are able to use it for as long as they wish. That any software sold that relies on a server or internet connection or any other form of reliance to operate, should be sold with a branding and mandatory signature of Shareware or Tempware.
Because the expectations of the public differ greatly from the services provided, we wish to make it illegal for a company or product manufacturer to sell any software or product that relies on specific servers to operate. We think it is fair to allow the user to decide which server service they wish to use and that it is unfair commerce to tie a particular product to a particular service.
We the undersigned show our support for the above comments and wish to claim damages equal to the amount of our purchases that are affected by the actions of Microsoft.
I have been digging through the digital receipts for my own library just to see how many titles are now unreachable. Seeing your stories about losing access to games you paid for confirms that this is not just a technical glitch but a pattern of disrespect toward players.
October 7, 2013
Seeing this momentum grow reminds me of how many of us felt betrayed when our digital libraries simply stopped working. It is clear that we are not alone in demanding better rights for the software we buy.
3 Comments
A
Alex Schindel
12 years ago
Featured
This is an outrage if they do this where will people be able to play halo 2. Red vs Blue a halo machinima that is extremely popular used halo 2 for seasons 3-5 currently working on 12. Halo was my childhood if they take this away from me I will be outraged
S
Sarah Turner
13 years ago
Featured
GFWL has been broken for years and now they just kill it off completely? ridiculous. i just wanted to finish my fallout 3 playthrough but nope guess that is not happening now.
D
Dave Medina
13 years ago
Featured
its absolute theft. i paid 50 bucks for gears of war and now it just sits on my shelf like a paperweight because of some server issue. totally unacceptable microsoft needs to fix this or give us our money back.
This is an outrage if they do this where will people be able to play halo 2. Red vs Blue a halo machinima that is extremely popular used halo 2 for seasons 3-5 currently working on 12. Halo was my childhood if they take this away from me I will be outraged