Sony sued over Linux removal, Case documents surface

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Netyaroze said:

This is an US Lawsuit. Wonder if someone sues them in Europe they would 100% loose without a doubt its not even interpretable they violated consumer laws.


Its not about if Linux on PS3 was good or not or if someone could use its other Computer its about what can companies do. Can they save taxes and make advertisment with a feature which they are going to remove a couple of years later ?

EULAs are not that important there is just one thing important. The Laws and they could wirte in the eula you give us your House when you use PSN and you can agree and they still wouldnt get your House.


Companies make the consumer believe their Eulas are like Laws but they are not 99% of all EULAS are not guilty in all places where they sell their product.

Sony never had the right to remove a feature its definetly against the Law (in Germany atleast) no matter what they wrote. If you just couldnt use PSN but you wont be able to play future game releases (less RAM Consumption with 3.30) and eventually even Blurays.

Sony made lose you an advertised feature, even if it isnt used by many customers such things dont matter at all. Just the facts matter. Its definetly wrong. And Sonys image was actually damaged.

I wonder if thats all. Some days ago I said its not over yet people are very very upset. Even if its just 1% thats still 340000 people around the world. I am upset not because I lost a feature but because they just must not do it. Noone is above the Law even my favorite Console manufacturer.

but did they make the consumer loose the function?

Q: can you as the consumer refuse the new firmware update ..yes or no?

Q: if yes you can refuse the new firmware update can you still use and access Linux?

Q: Does your Install Other OS function still there in the XMB?

Q: when you bought the Machine was it still there when you first bought the machine?

now did your machine have more function's added to your machine's firmware throughout your PS3 with New firmware Update's that did not come with the Machine when you bought it?

would you be against all the added stuff because it did not come with the machine in the first place but was added later?

you cannot have it both way's those new function's were not there when you first bought your machine, So what Sony is doing is inorder to be security and software compatability compliant you have as an option to update if you want to keep getting those update's. It just so happen's in the XMB that.

the new XMB.

that's a key this is a new XMB because the old XMB is not the same as the new one

 if Sony states there is a security breach to the security of the system with Linux installed PS3 accessing PSN than if sony changed the XMB and is telling you before hand how are they removing it from your system. it cannot be removed unless you tell it to install the new update.

every new Ver. of the FIRMWARE changes the XMB.

that's a big point. 3.15 XMB is not the same as the 3.21 XMB by changeing the XMB they change the software on your PS3 if you have updated your PS3 even once. you already have agreed before to an update to your PS3's XMB. this is nothing  of any deception or unfair consumer practice you can refuse this update. and your were told what happen's before hand if you do.