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pherq on April 4, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: iPhone App will not stay open - just flashes when ...

"Denying service" in those cases is not conducting any further sales/etc with them.

It's not remotely disabling things they've previously bought from you.

That's quite a different kettle of fish.

Hydraulix989 on April 4, 2017 [–]

To be clear, the Garadget was _not_ remotely disabled (or bricked).

sheldonhelms on April 6, 2017 | [–]

Here's a direct quote from the manufacturer to the customer:

"At this time your only option is to return Garadget to Amazon for refund. Your unit ID 210036...will be denied server connection."

How is that not being bricked?

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