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Originally Posted by rambo47
If they signed an NDA or received it as part of a developer's program then they risk prosecution and termination of developer status.
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If they signed an NDA and received the BlackBerry Bold directly from RIM, then they would be liable. However, if they were under NDA with RIM and obtained the BlackBerry Bold from a third-party source (eBay, for example), then they would be clear of any sort of legal obligations to the NDA.
As for Kevin, he invested a lot of money into the BlackBerry Bold that he has, and I'm really bent over the actual legal rights RIM has to disable the device. The proper action would have been against the person who sold the device and not to the person who obtained it. Kevin is a very proud and loyal customer of Research In Motion - one who has dedicated an entire website to them and actively participates in the community that helps build better and more loyal customers for RIM. If they want to treat a model customer and fan of the company that way, then it does nothing but reflect poorly on RIM.
...but Kevin has been himself and not said much at all on the matter on the forums. If he wanted to make a big stink about it, it would end up being a public relations headache for RIM. However, Kevin was more concerned with possibly offending some RIM employees by bringing it to Orlando than he was upset at the fact RIM disabled the device. I think the differences are obvious.