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Two more lawsuits levelled at Sony over the PS3 Linux debacle
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| Sony is starting to come under serious fire
| over its latest Playstation 3 update (3.21),
| which saw the removal of the âInstall other
| OSâ feature, and the denial of access to the
| Playstation Network and all online gaming for
| those that chose not to update (as is per the
| majority of PS3 updates). First came the
| class action lawsuit from Anthony Ventura of
| California, and now two more lawsuits have
| been levelled at Sony over the same issue.
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http://www.blogomatic3000.com/2010/05/09/two-more-lawsuits-levelled-at-sony-over-the-ps3-linux-debacle/
Sony is Now Facing a Total of 3 Lawsuits Over Other OS Removal
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| You shouldn't act surprised to find out that
| Sony is being sued yet again over its
| decision to remove Linux support from its PS3
| game console. Attorney Rebecca Call was the
| first lawyer to smell blood and find a
| disgruntled PS3 owner who was willing to file
| suit and go along with a class action status.
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http://www.gofanboy.com/home/news-archive/2655-sony-is-now-facing-a-total-of-3-lawsuits-over-other-os-renoval
Recent:
Sony falls short with system update to PS3
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| The issue isnât that users are losing the
| ability to install Linux on their machines,
| but whether a company can remove a feature
| after purchase. Owners must agree to what
| is called an âEnd User License Agreementâ
| upon purchase, which explicitly states that
| revisions to the firmware are expected; if
| the agreement also says that Sony can
| engage in some nefarious bait-and-switch
| scheme, though, the agreement can be
| challenged in court.
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http://thedailycougar.com/2010/04/16/sony-falls-short-with-system-update-to-ps3/
Sony refuses to sanction PS3 refunds
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| Sony says that it has no intention of
| reimbursing retailers if they offer fat PS3
| users partial refunds because of the
| removal of the Install Other OS function.
|
| Last week, the first PS3 user successfully
| secured a partial refund from Amazon UK as
| compensation for the removal of the ability
| to run Linux on the console.
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http://www.thinq.co.uk/news/2010/4/14/sony-refuses-to-sanction-ps3-refunds/
Quotes of Sony promoting the OtherOS feature
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| Taken from the Playstation.com forums (nice
| work!):
| ----------------
|
| CREDIT goes to Xrobx who posted these in
| another thread and i wanted to make sure
| that everyone sees them...
|
| Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.:
| "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.)."
| http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/index.html [playstation.com]
|
| (http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:byasL-PxEiMJ:www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/index.html+http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/index.html&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari)
| - google's cached page of the above hyperlink from March 30th
| 2010 which does not say anything about FW 3.21
| removing Other OS. I've saved the page in case it
| goes offline, copy http address into browser as
| link probably won't work. Or, just search google
| and get the cached page. - kiyyto.
|
| Phil Harrison, February 2007,
| President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios 2005-2008:
| "One of the most powerful things about the
| PS3 is the 'Install Other OS' option."
| http://kotaku.com/235049/20-questions-with-phil-harrison-at-dice [kotaku.com]
|
| Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.,
| 2006-2009:
| "The Linux Distributor's Starter Kit
| provides information, binary and source
| codes to Linux Distribution developers who
| wants to make their distro support PS3."
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux [kernel.org]
|
| Izumi Kawanishi, Sony, May 2006:
| "Because we have plans for having Linux on
| board [the PS3], we also recognize Linux
| programming activities... Other than game
| studios tied to official developer
| licenses, we'd like to see various
| individuals participate in content creation
| for the PS3."
| http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9290 [gamasutra.com]
|
| Geoffrey Levand, August 2009,
| Principal Software Engineer at Sony
| Corporation:
| "Please be assured that SCE is committed to
| continue the support for previously sold
| models that have the "Install Other OS"
| feature and that this feature will not be
| disabled in future firmware releases."
| mailing list to PS3 customers using Linux
|
| Phil Harrison, May 2006,
| President of Sony Computer Entertainment
| Worldwide Studios 2005-2008:
| "The Playstation 3 is a computer. We do not
| need the PC."
| http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/0,1518,418642,00.html [spiegel.de]
| SONY
| Make.Believe... you didn't see that
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http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1620568&cid=31869090
Sony Admits Wrong
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| This is a prime example of bait and switch.
|
| How can Sony be allowed to do this to
| consumers and not face legal issues.
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http://www.kgw.com/your-pics/90577749.html
RE: 10 Linux commandments
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| 8. You shall not steal.
|
| Run only free, open-source software. Do not
| go after payware or cracks.
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http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-commandments.html
Purported hack brings Linux back to the PS3
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| Sony PlayStation 3 owners who held off on
| updating their systems in order to keep
| from losing the option to install alternate
| operating systems have a new glimmer of
| hope. Hacker George Hotz (a.k.a Geohot) has
| released a video of a new hack that
| promises to keep the alternate OS install
| feature, even with the 3.21 firmware update
| that was released last week.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20001962-248.html
Sony Deletes Feature On PS3's; You Don't Own What You Thought You Bought
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| It used to be when you bought a product, you
| owned it. Simple, right? And once you owned
| it, you could do what you want with it? But,
| lately, thanks to digital products and an
| always connected world, many companies have
| changed things around -- so the products you
| thought you owned, you actually rent.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20100331/0128358800.shtml
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