Sony's Removal of "Other OS" May Be Against EU Law | |||
| Bad Sony, bad! | 131 | 69.31% | |
| I still hope it's an early April's Fools | 58 | 30.69% | |
| Total: | 189 | ||
Face the facts Linux support is gone unless you use your ps3 for something other than playing games. Not that it matters much considering anyone with a slim does not have the option and 95% of the other owners don't give a damn
| Asmo said: Sure, so go ahead and sue Sony. Right behind ya... |
Actually, someone on the EU Playstation blog said that they went to their local small claims court in order to get a full refund for their PS3 this morning; we'll see how that goes. I myself will wait until that 3.21 update actually arrives and then decide what to do. Given that the EU directive I quoted above has been adopted by national law in all EU countries, the small claims court thing might actually work.
BTW; this will make nice proof later on: http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/index.html
There is more to the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system than you may have assumed. In addition to playing games, watching movies, listening to music, and viewing photos, you can use the PS3™ system to run the Linux operating system.
By installing the Linux operating system, you can use the PS3™ system not only as an entry-level personal computer with hundreds of familiar applications for home and office use, but also as a complete development environment for the Cell Broadband Engine™ (Cell/B.E.).
There are many flavors of Linux available, which are developed, managed, and distributed by the respective companies and development communities.
"Well certainly with the Xbox 360, we had some challenges at the launch. Once we identified that we took control of it. We wanted to do it right by our customers. Our customers are very important to us." -Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb (10/2013). Note: RRoD was fixed with the Jasper-revision 3 years after the launch of 360
"People don't pay attention to a lot of the details."-Yusuf Mehdi explaining why Xbone DRM scheme would succeed
"Fortunately we have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of connectivity; it's called Xbox 360,”-Don Mattrick
"The region locking of the 3DS wasn't done for profits on games"-MDMAlliance
Damnyouall said:
Actually, someone on the EU Playstation blog said that they went to their local small claims court in order to get a full refund for their PS3 this morning; we'll see how that goes. I myself will wait until that 3.21 update actually arrives and then decide what to do. Given that the EU directive I quoted above has been adopted by national law in all EU countries, the small claims court thing might actually work. BTW; this will make nice proof later on: http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/index.html Overview of the Open Platform for the PLAYSTATION®3 systemThere is more to the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system than you may have assumed. In addition to playing games, watching movies, listening to music, and viewing photos, you can use the PS3™ system to run the Linux operating system. By installing the Linux operating system, you can use the PS3™ system not only as an entry-level personal computer with hundreds of familiar applications for home and office use, but also as a complete development environment for the Cell Broadband Engine™ (Cell/B.E.). There are many flavors of Linux available, which are developed, managed, and distributed by the respective companies and development communities. |
How about this.
Sue them or shut up...
Tired of your trolling GeoHot...
PS3-Xbox360 gap : 1.5 millions and going up in PS3 favor !
PS3-Wii gap : 20 millions and going down !
NO ONE CARES! YOU DONT USE IT, I DONT USE IT....STOP
If you have a PS3 and have performed a firmware update, you already agreed that Sony has the right to remove features at any time. The Linux OS is opening the door to piracy in the platform, and it only makes sense that they remove it. All they will have to do in court is prove that the hack is real, and harming therir company. Any judge with half a brain is going to back this, because it is a good economical move. If people are stealing games and movies via the PS3, that hurts companies all across Europe. Remember, its not just Sony that sells software for PS3.
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10/03/2010
KBG29 on PSN&XBL
Wow. Some nice replies here. If you don't care, why post here?
...
Anyway, the first lawsuits for breach of contract are being prepared at this moment; at least one person (in Germany) is currently trying to obtain an injunction against Sony to prevent them from releasing the announced update 3.21. We'll see what happens next.
"Well certainly with the Xbox 360, we had some challenges at the launch. Once we identified that we took control of it. We wanted to do it right by our customers. Our customers are very important to us." -Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb (10/2013). Note: RRoD was fixed with the Jasper-revision 3 years after the launch of 360
"People don't pay attention to a lot of the details."-Yusuf Mehdi explaining why Xbone DRM scheme would succeed
"Fortunately we have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of connectivity; it's called Xbox 360,”-Don Mattrick
"The region locking of the 3DS wasn't done for profits on games"-MDMAlliance
| KBG29 said: If you have a PS3 and have performed a firmware update, you already agreed that Sony has the right to remove features at any time. The Linux OS is opening the door to piracy in the platform, and it only makes sense that they remove it. |
Total nonsense, you didn't even read the first post. Furthermore, the update will take away Linux from regular users and the hackers won't update. And to apply a hack as soon as one is found, Linux won't be needed at all.
"Well certainly with the Xbox 360, we had some challenges at the launch. Once we identified that we took control of it. We wanted to do it right by our customers. Our customers are very important to us." -Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb (10/2013). Note: RRoD was fixed with the Jasper-revision 3 years after the launch of 360
"People don't pay attention to a lot of the details."-Yusuf Mehdi explaining why Xbone DRM scheme would succeed
"Fortunately we have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of connectivity; it's called Xbox 360,”-Don Mattrick
"The region locking of the 3DS wasn't done for profits on games"-MDMAlliance
Did you read the thead?
"Well certainly with the Xbox 360, we had some challenges at the launch. Once we identified that we took control of it. We wanted to do it right by our customers. Our customers are very important to us." -Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb (10/2013). Note: RRoD was fixed with the Jasper-revision 3 years after the launch of 360
"People don't pay attention to a lot of the details."-Yusuf Mehdi explaining why Xbone DRM scheme would succeed
"Fortunately we have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of connectivity; it's called Xbox 360,”-Don Mattrick
"The region locking of the 3DS wasn't done for profits on games"-MDMAlliance
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