Recent content by bridgerbot

Actually there have been plenty of EULAs that went to court and the company lost. It is up to the consumer to dispute illegal EULAs. I would have said the removal of OtherOS was illegal reguardless of EULA. The Norway court system agreed with me, Sony lost this case there. The United States...

I actually had Linux installed and used it along WITH the PS3 OS. Depending on what I wanted to do, I used either Linux or the PS3 OS. I would not have paid $500 for my PS3 in 2008 if it did not have that option. The previous poster wasn't being stupid, the way the EULA is written, Sony can...

That's nice that some countries protect their consumers, you know, unlike the United States that sides with big businesses.

Sony actually lost in court in Norway. In my opinion, they should have lost here too.

So Sony WON in the United States and LOST in Norway. This just goes to show, this is a government FOR businesses, BY the businesses. Screw consumer rights, screw fall advertising, the United States Legal System is here on the side of businesses, not consumers. I will no longer buy Sony...

That's like calling a hammer a deadly weapon because you can kill someone with it.

By saying be can't manipulate his "security", you are saying that he is limited to how he uses his hardware. This isn't "security" in the sense that it's a lock on Sony's door. It's a lock on his door, if he wants to break it, he has the right to.... he also has the right to share with others...

I actually would be a person who would hack just to get my Linux back. What would I do with it you ask..... the same things I was doing with it before they pulled it away from me.... and no, I didn't copy PS3 games and play them on Linux. I'd still buy games too..... because copying a huge PS3...

That's what I understand too, we are in agreement. This is where you are incorrect. That is totally legal. You buy hardware, you can code it and do whatever you want to it. That really doesn't have anything to do with "fair use". As far as "illegal hacking", you can't "illegally hack"...

That sounds about right.... except for the breaking and entering part. It's more like buying lumber from a company, making it into a chair, showing people how to make the chair, and then having the lumber company sue you.... more like that.

Until Sony gives us back Linux, I'm in favor of the hackers. ( and no, I never did anything illegal with my Linux, I'm just pissed they took it, *excuse me*, extorted me for it ).

As had already been repeatedly stated in the comments, the $5 million amount means NOTHING. Let's say there are 100,000 people in that class, and each one gets $50 for their damaged PS3. Would you say those people are getting "too much" for their PS3 that they purchased for $300 to $600 ?

No, you HAVE to name a price when suing someone. Let's say this affects 100,000 people, that breaks down to $50/person IF it is settled at $5 million. Now do you consider your PS3 worth more than $50? The $5 million amount is currently irrelevant, it'll depend on how many people it...

I can't make up my mind who's fault it is without more evidence. My PS3 crashed and Blu Ray laser was dead after playing FFXIII. Does Sony give programmers the power to source too much electricity to the laser? Is it the difference between setting laser power to 1.1 V or 1.2 V? Or is there...

There's a misconception here about the final cost of class action lawsuits, as I addressed above. No one knows the size of the class yet. The $5 million doesn't mean much.