the fun stuff you find in EULAs

[ckd]

iTunes told me that there was a software update for the iPod classic, and as these things do, popped up a clickwrap license with the End User License Agreement.

For the vast majority of you who are never bored/paranoid enough to read these, please note:

THE iPOD SOFTWARE AND iPOD SOFTWARE UPDATES ARE NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS, LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES OR OTHER EQUIPMENT IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF THE iPOD SOFTWARE OR iPOD SOFTWARE UPDATES COULD LEAD TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.

(Screaming all-caps in original.)

So don't try to fly your 787 or control your heart-lung machine with the scrollwheel.

Comments

[eanja]

I had a good laugh, then passed this on to a friend, who then informed me that is a perfectly standard paragraph and is found all all sorts of hardware and chips all over. Which, sadly, isn't as funny as ipod having delusions of grandeur.