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Nintendo tracked the UID to a different Switch in a completely different geographic location logged in with a different account tied to a different bank card and still bricked it. Even Windows licenses aren’t that much of an asshole.
They haven't bricked it, they disabled the online function. Something that all console manufacturers do in such cases for years, including Nintendo for the Switch 1.
The only news in this article is that Nintendo has awesome support. Everything else is just rage bait and half the internet is biting.
Online function is a very broad definition. User is basically left with a crippled version of what they had. No ability to update anything or download new games. Not much different from a brick.