Geohot Pleading with Community for Donations in PS3 Jailbreak Case

[Esquoret]

Icyedge said:

fordy said:

Esquoret said:

 The creators have the say, and the least we can do is respect that. So if anyone doesn't like the PS3 and its values, you're better off donating/supporting a company that makes products to your liking and values, rather than giving to a dead end cause as is the case with Geohot.

And what happens in an endgame case when ALL companies that offer products force you to play by their rules? This is what the current case will decide.

Its already like that. When you purchase an electronic product, your being limited by the software and hardware on it. Though, you have all the rights in the world to choose between different product and features. You even have the rights to modify them and re-program them for your personal use. Your not going to loose anything you can already do with this cause.

@ Fordy:

Yes, indeed it's already like that, hence you press "I agree" to the terms whenever you begin using a new product.

And hence the following:

IMU1808 said:
I love how people are just ignoring that and posting crap like we'll have no rights with what we buy in the future if SONY wins. If a manufacturer makes something that people don't like, it won't sell and they'll just lose out on R&D. 

Competition will prevent total corporate dominance from happening. If Sony starts to become really unfair with their terms and totally unreasonable - even changing their PS3 motto to "It only does one thing, only when we allow you to!", then I'll be the first to switch sides and become a Xbox fanboi =)

And if indeed ALL companies are starting to become like that, then I guess that's the time of the one-world government, one-world economy, one-world religion, and soon we'll all be forced to put a chip in our right hands to even have a place in society (which may inevitably come sooner than we think).

But that's more suited for an eschatology thread. As much as I'd like to talk about that topic as a Christian, this little Geohot case is far off that level. It's simply a company holding someone accountable for what they've done, and doing it with sound legal backing. Nothing that we should really be worried about.