Company Bricks User's Software After He Posts A Negative Review

Found on Techdirt on Friday, 23 December 2016
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A user of Ham Radio Deluxe wasn't too happy with its apparent incompatibility with Windows 10. He posted a negative review of the software at eHam.net, calling out the company for its seeming unwillingness to fix the underlying issue.

HRD Software reserves the "right" to "disable a customer's key at any time for any reason." Then it told him the blacklisting would be revoked if he removed his negative review.

Someone needs a few lessons in public relation management.