Of course I'm not implying that. If it only threatens your life you will get upset? LOL, welcome to advlt life. This affects our TRUST in a provider. My example was merely an anology,a comparison, a reason and justification for anyone who sells us a product as "perfect and worthy for sale" to make good when their product is knowingly inferior...especially when they had prior knowledge. Why on earth defend a crooked and deceptive company and attack my example? You must be a Democrat.
Defending coorperate practices is a democratic position eh? Odd.
The idea that any product is implied to be perfect if it is deemed worthy of sale by the manufacturer has long been acknowledged by courts and companies alike to be incorrect. Everything that is produced in quantity and not explicitly warrantied against any and all defect is expected to have some rate of imperfection. In the case of manufactured goods, the manufacturer's responsibility is generally accepted to be replacement or repair within an acknowledged time limit after sale. In the case of food products things are even more unpleasant for the consumer. While a patently inedible or harmful product may be expected to be refunded or replaced, "defective" products are explicitly allowed by the FDA as long as they are not defective beyond a specified amount. To clarify, it is considered acceptable for there to be a certain amount of insect parts, rat feces, and other contaminants in all of your food.
With software products the practice is that a manufacturer is expected to repair defects through patches but is rarely expected to accept returns as there are practical difficulties in returning a non-physical item- since you are actually being sold rights to use a product and anything physical your received is not considered to have any real redeemable value.
Once again though, your request is somewhat moot. Patching a defective product is already the anolog to an automobile recall. If that is not what you want, then you are not asking for a recall but a refund. These are different things.
If you are expecting the equivalent of the public announcement that accompanies a car recall then I'm not entirely sure what you are really expecting. The game patches automatically on all platforms and they have announced their awareness of issues as well as their intent to patch them. This serves the same practical purpose as the public announcement over car recalls- which are usually handled by the media echoing a simple press release rather than done at any real expense to the manufacturer. If this is your complaint then you should be asking video game review and news sites to write editorials on the subject. Even better, you could probably write an op-ed yourself. If you are half as eloquent in such an article as you are here you will probably get it published.
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