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@kasz - I loved reading that, it reads so well. So, when it comes to the legal system and how things played out, Sony was actually in a losing position because they had no more options (due to the Judicial Estrappel). Couldn't they just drop the OtherOS case and focus on this one to win and avoid getting caught in two crossing paths? As for Hotz, I don't think he signed the settlement only because he lacked the funds (I'm hoping the guy has a little more fight in him). My thought was that he probably realized Sony had lost face enough (as said before the whole David vs. Goliath analogy) and figured there were plenty other hackers out there to carry on the torche without him spending any money, what's your opinion on that? For the others, as I said before, the thing is your to own, so fanboys back off. I don't care what system it is, matter of fact I homebrewed my Wii as soon as I learned about it. The guy is not a cheater, and he is not a pirate. A terrible rapper, yes, but for all the rest a big no. Enough with the hating already. Geez you read the comments in some of the forums online, and it's almost nuts. At least here people are still reasonable.
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Sony can't drop the Other OS case because they're the defendents in it. It's a class action suit against sony for removing Other OS.
I mean, they could settle that I guess, but they weren't expected to lose it. Plus if they then won the hotz litigation, they'd not only lose that defense when it came to Other OS. They'd lose it for any lawsuit against them period.
Having a sturdy shield is better then a piercing sword if your a large corporation i'd guess.
I imagine hotz took the deal because
A) The money thing
B) He lost basically nothing in the deal. Sony basically said "whoops nevermind" we'll drop it so long as you don't distribute something that is already on the 4 corners of the internet.
C) Also If we sue you again it will New Jersey.
Why risk a Judge Ruling when technology cases are always up in the air when you basically get everything you want at no real penalty to you?
I mean technology cases can be goofy, just look at patent lawsuits, half the time patent trolls can win just because judges don't understand what they are argueing about.
