I just wanted to post this here, because I think that anyone who's standing by gateway's side is not right on track.
Gateway has no right to brick anyone's device with their kill code, be it intentional or not. Consumers often opt for a cheaper choice of flashcarts because not many people can afford an 80$ piece of plastic. Bricking a device on purpose just because they didn't choose your product is not only unfair but immoral as well. Gateway is being a real dick by doing this because they don't want their shit stolen / cloned, but they don't mind making a shitload of money out of piracy (which is also theft, in a way).
Remember years ago how DSTT handled clones, they used a brick code that bricked the clone flashcarts, not the whole device. That wasn't either a moral thing to do but atleast there was no real harm done to the consumer.
Users that one day might have passed over to Gateway now are probabbly not going to because of this dick move.
Gateway has no right to brick anyone's device with their kill code, be it intentional or not. Consumers often opt for a cheaper choice of flashcarts because not many people can afford an 80$ piece of plastic. Bricking a device on purpose just because they didn't choose your product is not only unfair but immoral as well. Gateway is being a real dick by doing this because they don't want their shit stolen / cloned, but they don't mind making a shitload of money out of piracy (which is also theft, in a way).
Remember years ago how DSTT handled clones, they used a brick code that bricked the clone flashcarts, not the whole device. That wasn't either a moral thing to do but atleast there was no real harm done to the consumer.
Users that one day might have passed over to Gateway now are probabbly not going to because of this dick move.