Nomad Blue said:
bowspearer said:
Thanks for that Thranx. The other issue is that when we made the decision, there wasn't alot of startup capital there for additional equipment and so it was also a budgetary issue, not to mention that I live in Australia, not the EU, and I don't even know if the tax issue even applied here. Besides section 71 of the Australian Trade Practices Act states:
-The goods must be fit for their purpose. That is, they should do what they are supposed to do and be suitable for any purpose that you might have made known to the supplier.Can you still use linux on it? Can you still play games on it?
-The goods must match the description you were given or the sample you chose from.
Furthermore theses conditions must not change within a reasonable amount of time. As per the statutory warranty.Second hand goods would be under the warranty of the seller rather than manufacturer wouldn't they?
Clearly the lesson here is to stear clear of Sony just as you would any other disreputable company. If you mean any company that withdraws a service or features of a product, then you'll be doing a lot of stearing...
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Actually that's just it, you either have to choose between not running Linux or not only losing online features but the ability to play any future released games and Blu-Ray movies which you'd have noticed if you'd read the official Sony release thoroughly. As for the issue of warranty, I'm chasing this up with both Sony and the retailer as the retailer sold it to me but it was Sony who are guilty of misrepresentation here. Finally, it's against Australian consumer laws to remove advertised features within the warranty period.
