[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] krabman:
Yep, "may" is a word lawyers will drive a bus through that bus being you've already agreed you may give up your warranty if some factors are met and those factors will cover just about everything you may do after you unlock it that didn't come on the phone as sold. It's a gimmick much like a Trooper asking you if you knew why he pulled you over. You're putting a foot in the hole being dug as soon as you go there.

I said not true "even when it's true". I don't need to Google, unlike you I know about it first hand as I've pursued a MM litigation to it's conclusion, I"m quite aware of the law and what it actually means in the real world. That being it's worth exactly nothing at the point of denial, first fact everyone should know and understand. Once denied you are stuck coming out of pocket or going without whatever broke until you finish a long expensive process that you will probably wish you never started. That process is not criminal, it's civil, meaning you are essentially guilty until you prove you're innocent. There is no criminal burden of proof layed upon the OEM. When you go up to bat in whatever venue and by whatever means the factual basis is your warranty has already been denied for whatever reason the OEM says and you must prove it was wrongfully denied and therefore should be reinstated. Failure to do so means the denial stands. They will have a pile of data, nice little graphs and other visual aids, all of which you must refute or else it is accepted as evidence and that evidence as factually correct.

No, don't kid yourself, A number of the people right here on this forum that have reported sending in phones over the years with completely unrelated issues that were denied warranty because of rooting. It happens. I don't on the other hand remember a single one that reported fighting such a denial and winning. My experience tells me most who even thought about it and consulted an attorney would have learned what I just told you and a reputable attorney would not accept the work. My action against Chrysler was for 10 times the cost of these phones and my attorney still warned me about proceeding. Lets say you decide to go with a shady attorney that is willing to take you for that ride on a 1k item. At that point you're sitting right where I described above and if you win it's going to feel a lot like losing and if you lose you just made your loss bigger. Most consumer items other than houses or cars wont be worth pursing because there is no win due to the realities of the process you must follow..

That is the truth of the MM act, spouting MM act gets you nothing. It doesn't matter how loud you yell or what threats you make, you get nothing but red in the face. You have to go through a long process to make the MM act an enforceable instrument, you cant just say the words and then the OEM rolls over and gives you what you want. It isn't worthless, BTW, if you have something worth fighting over it can be your friend but it's little use with lower value items which aren't going to be worth the fight.

I root my new phones within minutes of getting them, I'm not trying to scare anyone. Seeing misinformation like you posted is a personal pet peeve of mine because I've been there and got a taste of exactly what the MM act means. This isn't something people don't know about and it isn't like I'm the first guy to figure it out. Go to places where guys mod cars like the M3, Mustang, Corvette forums, etc and you'll hear the often repeated phrase that applies to modifying cars, "You absolutely should not modify your car unless you're financially capable and willing to be your own warranty station." This because denied warranties happen, sometimes unfairly, and when they do the reality is not what the warm fuzzy the MM act (which was crafted with heavy industry input) might lead you to believe.