Oh god, I want to archive this whole thread given the number of people who think that Sony won this and that GeoHot gave up because he knew he'd lose. It'd be a crow banquent the next time a case like this comes up, given the jailbreaking case that set precedent for users hacking devices they own.
It's like some people can't imagine that Sony got the best deal they could have ever hoped for here and that they, based on precedent, would have actually lost the case if it ever went to the supreme court.
Sure, they put some meaningless restriction on GeoHot so he couldn't hack their devices, and he proved that hackers can end up having way more power than Sony can actually tackle because legal precedent is against them. It's not illegal to jailbreak your iphone by court order, just imagine if Sony lost this case and hacking a PS3 wasn't illegal by order of the court as well.
Sony didn't have him by the balls, they offered him the chance to walk away without years of battling that would have ended up against their favor. A compromise. And one that isn't going to help Sony in the future.
You do not have the right to never be offended.
