Kasz216 said:
ssj12 said:
Kasz216 said:
padib said:
@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.
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which unfortunately for Sony, they have a ton of people pissed at them. I know at least 50 people, not including me, that used OtherOS that has requested to be added to the suit. A sturdy shield isn't enough to fend off hundreds or people, let alone thousands. Think about all the medical scientists that probably put their names into this suit. Sony's shield will break under the weight of medical science.
And If im not mistaken, aren't people in Europe also trying to fight for OtherOS to be put back?
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Eh. Even if they lose, it probably will only costs sony millions of dollars. Rarely is there an injuction that forces stuff back in.
As for Europe, i can't say. I do know that Norway ruled that Sony broke the law by removing Other OS.
http://forbrukerportalen.no/Artikler/2011/ PlayStation_3_violates_the_Norwegian_Marketing_Control_Act
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The fact Norway ruled that Sony broke laws internationally by removing OtherOS actually strengthens their case here greatly. It shows that people actually do/did use it. And that might be enough to push for it to be readded to the firmware, which would be funny as hell seeing that the PS3 Slim models would finally get OtherOS.
And before anyone says "but Sony said OtherOS is impossible on the Slim models" let me stop it now. OtherOS is entirely just a bootloader. It is software. The PS3 Slim is the exact same hardware as the PS3 fat but with smaller parts. There is zero reason as to why it cannot run the the Slim. The Cell processor is still the cell processor, ram is ram, RSX is the RSX, and a hard drive no matter how many gigabytes is still a hard drive. The ability to run the bootloader to run OtherOS can work, will work, and it's just because Sony got their finger up their rears over the RSX's drivers were found out and got scared Nvidia would bitch at them (which based on track record, they would not have).
