Vizio TVs are now showing banner ads over live TV
It's crazy that me jailbreaking a device voids its warranty, but companies can make these kinds of updates without any real consequence.<p>Customers should have the right to return a device any time if they don't like a particular update to the product. I know it's drastic, but if companies can turn what should be a basic device into an amorphous system that starts serving ads without the end-users consent after purchase, that should constitute a material change to the end product that was not appropriately advertised.<p>This is the exact kind of thing that consumer protection laws should be able to cover.