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| Thread ID: 109350 | 2010-05-04 08:18:00 | Sony Sued For Removal Of Linux Support From PS3 | Agent_24 (57) | PC World Chat |
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| 882235 | 2010-05-04 08:18:00 | Ha! It's about time... au.ps3.ign.com The suit, filed on April 27 by Anthony Ventura of California, seeks to redress Sony for the "intentional disablement of the valuable functionality originally advertised as available" for the Playstation 3. The disabling of Linux support is not only in breach of the sales contract between Sony and its customers, the suit says, but also a deceptive business practice "perpetrated on millions of unsuspecting customers." |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 882236 | 2010-05-04 08:46:00 | cApple in the poo too! Yay! www.osnews.com |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 882237 | 2010-05-04 08:59:00 | Ha! It's about time... au.ps3.ign.com The suit, filed on April 27 by Anthony Ventura of California, seeks to redress Sony for the "intentional disablement of the valuable functionality originally advertised as available" for the Playstation 3. The disabling of Linux support is not only in breach of the sales contract between Sony and its customers, the suit says, but also a deceptive business practice "perpetrated on millions of unsuspecting customers." Why could you install linux anyway. Why buy a PS3 to use linux, it doesn't make sense. I have a PSP and can't access the Play Station Store, big deal (sarcastic tone). Apple never let 3rd party in anyway (thats what I see the story being about correct me if I'm wrong why can't they have a summary statement). Uncle Steve must approve of the apps that you download. |
icow (15313) | ||
| 882238 | 2010-05-04 09:28:00 | The primary reason to install Linux on PS3 is to create a high performance cluster....cheaper than a supercomputer. boardsus.playstation.com |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 882239 | 2010-05-04 09:33:00 | Apple locks people into iTunes Thats one thing I HATE about Itunes, :mad: if you buy a Movie or music from them, you can only play it on approved devices. Hell If I went and brought the DVD or music from a shop, theres nothing stopping me from playing them on any other persons DVD / CD player. Sure the music is easy to bypass to remove the DRM, Movies a little harder, but do-able but why should you have to if you have paid your $$. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 882240 | 2010-05-04 09:51:00 | Apple suck, no question, but Microsoft just got you all paying new OS prices, for what amounts to a service pack for Vista. I speak of course of Windows7:devil |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 882241 | 2010-05-04 09:53:00 | Dont get anything from the store then. Or dont use Itunes. There's more than 1 program you can use to sync with an Ipod. And there are ways to remove DRM from files you download from the Itunes Store as well. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 882242 | 2010-05-04 10:02:00 | Wait. People still buy DRM'd content? BWAHAHAHAHA! Give me MP3 and XviD or give me death. |
ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 882243 | 2010-05-04 10:51:00 | You may be in luck. I believe the death penalty for infringements is one of the secret clauses in the ACTA agreement. :stare: |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 882244 | 2010-05-04 10:53:00 | Why could you install linux anyway. Why buy a PS3 to use linux, it doesn't make sense. I have a PSP and can't access the Play Station Store, big deal (sarcastic tone). Apple never let 3rd party in anyway (thats what I see the story being about correct me if I'm wrong why can't they have a summary statement). Uncle Steve must approve of the apps that you download. Why not? Linux is awesome, the PS3 is (was?) awesome - and the default PS3 OS certainly doesn't do a lot of things than Linux can. So what if Apple don't let you do anything? Just because they don't want anyone to do anything doesn't mean it's a bad idea You might be happy knowing you're in a fruit cocoon doing only that which 'Uncle Steve' lets you do - personally I like to do whatever the hell I like, and if I had a PS3 and wanted to install Linux on it I should damn well be able to - especially since it was one of the original selling points. Wait. People still buy DRM'd content? BWAHAHAHAHA! Give me MP3 and XviD or give me death. I never did, and I never will They said home taping was killing music once - DRM is killing music now. If CDs become obsolete what will happen to people who want music in something higher quality than a piece of **** 128kbps MP3 file? I don't see anyone selling what I want in FLAC. Tell you what, I'd rather listen to a tape than an MP3 if they were my only choices. |
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