> the logic bombs Tinley surreptitiously planted into his projects caused them to malfunction after a certain preset amount of time
Probably the timed aspect of it is the issue. Selling something that purposefully breaks in that way is malicious. Unless he comes up with a truly fantastic excuse but it doesn't sound like he did.
>Probably the timed aspect of it is the issue. Selling something that purposefully breaks in that way is malicious.
Overflow of like milliseconds counter would be just the thing. After all a lot of software did this trick with the 2 digit year counter in the 20th century guaranteeing that massive upgrade and contractor y2k call. And the UNIX 32 bit seconds counter comes to mind too - the guys i guess were planning long-term for a very plush retirement.
Probably the timed aspect of it is the issue. Selling something that purposefully breaks in that way is malicious. Unless he comes up with a truly fantastic excuse but it doesn't sound like he did.