Okay, so we can't seem to have too many threads without people going nuts and bashing others opinions, so there's one rule if you post in this thread, and please let's use the honor system: there is no quoting another post. You wanna say something? Do it without quoting, that way your comment is more likely to be missed to avoid an argument. That cool?
So, which side of the fence are you on? And if you so want to, explain yourself. Be honest, too, if you're blind by the issues and just go with whatever Sony is against, admit it. Likewise, if you're against Sony for no reason you just hate them, go ahead and admit it. Rule 1: No quoting. So if people want to question what you believe in, you might not see it.
Yes I do see the potential for this not working, but The Escapist is the only place I really think I could post this. So let's get started. Are you:
A) The "Informed Sony Side"; you know the facts, you've kept up with it, and you side with Sony.
B) The "Blind Sony Fanboy"; you purchase the games, systems, all without a whim and may not have much knowledge in the case but if Sony says it you're with them.
C) The "Informed Hacker Side"; you're for the hacker scene, you know the facts and think Sony is wrong.
D) The "Blind Hacker Fanboy"; you've probably been hacking consoles your whole life, you don't care about Sony and are just siding with your like-minded peers.
Or E) "Neutral", you just don't give a damn.
Personally, I'm A, Informed Sony Side. I get they're a business, they're in it for profit, I don't agree with how the OtherOS went away and that was a mess, I'm with GeoHotz on trying to give it back, but against the potential that you could use the key he distributed to pirate games, even if he wasn't intending for it to be used that way, but it's a mess because he distributed the security key and that's where the problem lies. That's why Sony went after him and I don't agree with what he did at all.
The way I see it, the only analogy that truly works is...none. It's a unique case, but I have one that I think comes close.
It's like buying chicken from KFC or Popeye's, you own that chicken and can do with what you want to it. You can dunk it in ketchup or smother in A1 sauce, thereby modifying it as you could a Sony console (I.E. turning it into a grill) and they won't care. You can skin it and make it into a sandwich, maybe even make a flashlight out of it (if at all possible). The company doesn't care. But then you reverse-engineer the recipe and post it online for other people to do with what you want, your intentions that they modify their own bucket of chicken for a "healthier" alternative. But we all know that people would just start using it to "pirate" chicken by making it themselves. I feel the analogy comes close.
Anyway, give your thoughts and refrain from quoting people, let this (try) to be a friendly, intelligent discussion on your thoughts and why.
So, which side of the fence are you on? And if you so want to, explain yourself. Be honest, too, if you're blind by the issues and just go with whatever Sony is against, admit it. Likewise, if you're against Sony for no reason you just hate them, go ahead and admit it. Rule 1: No quoting. So if people want to question what you believe in, you might not see it.
Yes I do see the potential for this not working, but The Escapist is the only place I really think I could post this. So let's get started. Are you:
A) The "Informed Sony Side"; you know the facts, you've kept up with it, and you side with Sony.
B) The "Blind Sony Fanboy"; you purchase the games, systems, all without a whim and may not have much knowledge in the case but if Sony says it you're with them.
C) The "Informed Hacker Side"; you're for the hacker scene, you know the facts and think Sony is wrong.
D) The "Blind Hacker Fanboy"; you've probably been hacking consoles your whole life, you don't care about Sony and are just siding with your like-minded peers.
Or E) "Neutral", you just don't give a damn.
Personally, I'm A, Informed Sony Side. I get they're a business, they're in it for profit, I don't agree with how the OtherOS went away and that was a mess, I'm with GeoHotz on trying to give it back, but against the potential that you could use the key he distributed to pirate games, even if he wasn't intending for it to be used that way, but it's a mess because he distributed the security key and that's where the problem lies. That's why Sony went after him and I don't agree with what he did at all.
The way I see it, the only analogy that truly works is...none. It's a unique case, but I have one that I think comes close.
It's like buying chicken from KFC or Popeye's, you own that chicken and can do with what you want to it. You can dunk it in ketchup or smother in A1 sauce, thereby modifying it as you could a Sony console (I.E. turning it into a grill) and they won't care. You can skin it and make it into a sandwich, maybe even make a flashlight out of it (if at all possible). The company doesn't care. But then you reverse-engineer the recipe and post it online for other people to do with what you want, your intentions that they modify their own bucket of chicken for a "healthier" alternative. But we all know that people would just start using it to "pirate" chicken by making it themselves. I feel the analogy comes close.
Anyway, give your thoughts and refrain from quoting people, let this (try) to be a friendly, intelligent discussion on your thoughts and why.