Sony's Blatant Lie (About Other OS)

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NJ5 said:

aygie said:

Damnyouall said:

http://www.haxnetwork.net/2010/03/otheros-will-not-be-removed-from-phat-ps3s/

>> Please be assured that SCE is committed to continue
>> the support for previously sold models that have the
>> “Install Other OS” feature and that this feature will
>> not be disabled in future firmware releases.

Lie Definition

1. A false statement deliberately presented as being true; a falsehood.

2. Something meant to deceive or give a wrong impression.

 

I don't think they did either. They obviously wanted to keep the "other OS" on the original PS3's because they would have just removed it at the time of the Slim launch. Their hand was forced, the PS3 is the most secure console this generation and the PSP is the most hacked.

There is no way they will let the PS3 become like the PSP hence the removal of Linux support, is it pre-mature? Of course but they want to nip this in the bud asap.

The funny part is that this action may actually make hackers more interested in hacking the PS3.

Before, all hackers could play around with Cell development and make PS3 apps with Sony's approval, now anyone who wants to do that has to strongly hack the PS3. The kind of strong hack that could perhaps be used for doing anything with the PS3, including playing pirated games.

 

Oh man you are a real hoot. LOL. It would make them more interested? I doubt it. If they weren't interested in before I doubt this would make people get a sudden urge to hack it. Serriously dude you need to take a breather. You don't even own a Ps3 so this doesn't even effect you. And if it was such an important feature to you why didn't you buy a ps3 for the 3 and a half years its been on the market.

Galaki said:
No matter how to twist it, the fact remains that Sony advertised Linux installable on PS3.
There are people that buy PS3s as cheap alternative for number crunching.

Regardless of how small the number of people that uses Linux, it still is a betrayal to their customers.

I am sure we'll see some class action lawsuit on this if it turns out to be... not April Fool's.

They advertised it? I'd like to see where they did that. And LOL at the class action law suit... yeah... we MIGHT see one (doubt it) but that doesn't mean it will go anywhere (Like you were suggesting) it'd be thrown out of court before the judge takes a seat.