[SoonerDude]

I can see both sides of this.

As long as he is up front, lets the customer know that the software he is using is free, and anyone can get it. And that it could void the warranty, also informs them they are strictly paying for the labor, I have no problems with this.

There are plenty of people that wouldn't consider trying to do these modifications themselves.

I charge $85 per hour to do in-home PC repairs, etc with a 1 hour minimum. There have been plenty of times where I did the job in 15-20 minutes, but I still take the $85.

Problem is, he isn't up front in his advertisement that he's charging strictly for labor, and that the customer can get the software themselves if they wanted.