On 2009-09-02, Moshe Goldfarb <moshegoldfarb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:48:57 +0200, Hadron wrote:
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>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
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>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>>>> Game Over for Sony
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>>>>> | This latest move is incredibly short sighted. By providing this Install
>>>>> | Other OS option Sony not only gained a huge amount of goodwill from an
>>>>> | influential community, but it also allowed it to learn about the open
>>>>> | source community something that is vital for its long-term survival.
>>>>> | By cutting off that dialogue, Sony has effectively cut itself off from
>>>>> | the future. It's certainly removed itself from my list of companies with
>>>>> | even the slightest relevance to free software.
>>>>> `----
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>>> http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2475&blogid=14
>>>>
>>>> They are lying with claims dropping Linux is a cost saving.
>>>> It was a political decision.
>>>>
>>>> All they need to do is employ one or two persons to get Linux on it.
>>>> Or release some specs to some open source group who will merrily port Linux
>>>> into it.
>>>>
>>>> Their short sightedness could cost them a lot of future revenue
>>>> because no one builds add ons for the product and so mind share drops.
>>>>
>>>> In any case something like an Acer Revo has more software and computing
>>>> power relevant to gaming and is cheaper and more functional
>>>> than expensive games consoles.
>>>
>>> Some say it's because Linux could snatch Blu-Ray dumps. Linux was too
>>> powerful.
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>>
>> Do you have any idea about how stupid you sound when you parrot this
>> type of nonsense?
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> Roy Schestowitz is a narcissist.
> He really doesn't know how stupid he sounds.
He at least proposes something resembling a reasonable hypothesis.
Theoretically the PS3 could be blacklisted if it's BD player is cracked.
As ideas go, it probably ranks pretty far down. However, it at least has
the virtue of actually being and idea and fitting the facts.
The way you weenies like to defame Linux users, one would have thought
you would have really run with the idea once you understood the implications
of it. Of course that assumes that you are able to understand the implications
of it.
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