Polnischer Eisenbahnhersteller verklagt Hacker, die seine Anti-Reparatur-Tricks aufgedeckt haben
https://es.ifixit.com/News/112008/polish-train-maker-is-suing-the-hackers-who-exposed-its-anti-repair-tricks
Polnischer Eisenbahnhersteller verklagt Hacker, die seine Anti-Reparatur-Tricks aufgedeckt haben
https://es.ifixit.com/News/112008/polish-train-maker-is-suing-the-hackers-who-exposed-its-anti-repair-tricks
5 Kommentare
Yeah, the shit pulled by that Newag train maker is really bad. They were locking customer’s trains on purpose based on GPS coordinates or how long the train sits still, then charging huge sums to unlock the trains they locked (while hiding the fact they locked them)…
They can fuck right of. If that wasn’t illegal, it sure as hell should be. Then having the balls to sue the ones who figured out what they were doing…
Nobody should ever trust them or buy trains from them ever again.
They already sued them twice
I was working in Newag. Totally not surprised that they have gone this way. Basically from logical point of view, the guys made reversed engineering to bring to sunlight Newags monkey business. I totally would not understand if Court will admit that such a thing is a violation of any law…
I find myself fascinated by the general, albeit vague, „can’t have it both ways“ legal principal. Either sell trains and allow buyer to do what they think is best for ongoing maintenance (subject to standards), or Provide trains for a monthly fee with no up-front cost and absorb maintenance (subject to standards).
Back in simple times, they’d (manufacturers like these) would require you to replace parts on a schedule. It didn’t need replaced, and you were required to buy the part from them at a 1000% mark up. Again, tax money subsidy for corps