I agree that some people might run into the scenario for the reasons you describe. Unfortunately, I don't feel these people are justfied to complain when they become disappointed with whatever product they purchased.

I never run into an instance where after I buy a product I am disappointed by it's feature-set. Why? Because before I purchase something, I do research and inform myself, which is a step usually skipped by the average consumer. Then these individuals just bitch to make themselves feel better, to ease their mind about their bad uninformed decision.

People just like to bitch. I myself find great annoyance with people who bitch about their own uninformed decisions as they themselves cause the large majority of their dissatisfaction. Bitching when one is uninformed has no basis in reality as there is zero ground to stand on to back up arguments and gripes. Maybe people need to understand to hold themselves accountable for their own dissatisfaction. Then and only then will I become a more satisfied person. Until then I will continue to lose faith in humanity and the troubles people unknowingly bring upon themselves.

+5 Insightful???? WTF? You're a douchbag. If that scenario happened, it would be because the damn consumer LIKED the product and it's accompanying business model. If you don't like the product of said company, don't buy it and for our sake, don't go bitching all over the interwebs how you feel it's so UNJUST that a business run their business differently from the way you would choose to. CUSTOMERS drive the success of a product. CLEARLY people aren't too unhappy with the way Apple is conducting business. Shut up.

You assume a lot here. First you assume that they will become depressed. They may or may not, but speaking from my past experience in regards to my own bouts of depression, I have learned from my depression how to become a happier, more wholesome individual. Killing myself may have been an option, but I promise you the majority of depressed people don't just go kill themselves. And depressed or not, we can assume they're in jail for a reason. Good, feel bad about it. Ask yourself if doing what you did was worth the punishment...

Now you're just name calling; a childish move. I wouldn't say not giving inmates entertainment is an act of treating people poorly. People need to learn from their mistakes, and if they're not, then the time, effort, and money to put them in jail in the first place was a waste of time, and they won't be any better of a person when they leave there.

I openly admit to not reading ALL comments prior to posting this, but.... I think the top level posters so far are missing the real issue here. These people are in Jail for a reason. Let's not treat them to things they do not deserve. Jail should be a place to serve a sentance and to hopefully let the the criminals reflect on their crime and hopefully learn a lesson. It SHOULDN'T be a place where criminals get to hang out and play board games. That's just ridiculous. Yes, D&D and any other aformentioned board games are harmless, but enabling someone to have fun in a place of punishment is just downright absurd. I know people who have been to jail, and while they say it was absolutely no fun at all, their behavior after their sentance really didn't change. The system is broken. We can't let people forget the reason they're being punished...