I wonder just how much the consumer electronics industry considers lawsuits against them when deploying technology, TOS, or really anything to the customers.
Back in the day when I was in the auto industry, I noticed that my managers were incredibly conscious of the potential lawsuits when considering any product, technology, or service. When BMW deployed tire air pressure monitors in their cars, my manager commented, "I wonder if they've considered the possibility of lawsuits coming their way when one of those systems fail to notify a low tire pressure, and the customer gets into an accident".
Do you think it possible that the consumer electronics companies are more complacent with respect to lawsuits from the customer, because their products and services can never threaten people's lives, and hence will rarely trigger a drastic and catastrophic legal response?
Back in the day when I was in the auto industry, I noticed that my managers were incredibly conscious of the potential lawsuits when considering any product, technology, or service. When BMW deployed tire air pressure monitors in their cars, my manager commented, "I wonder if they've considered the possibility of lawsuits coming their way when one of those systems fail to notify a low tire pressure, and the customer gets into an accident".
Do you think it possible that the consumer electronics companies are more complacent with respect to lawsuits from the customer, because their products and services can never threaten people's lives, and hence will rarely trigger a drastic and catastrophic legal response?