Wow, you are one of those douchebags who is suing Sony over "Other OS"? Seriously, there is no reason you would need to have another OS on your PS3. Go buy a cheap PC, hook it up to your TV, and load whatever OS you want on it. Problem solved.

Good to see someone is standing up to something instead of getting ran over by these big companys.

Hey RchrdJ

shut up

either know what you're talking about or back the hell off

So because Sony removed the feature in order to protect the security of their console and prevent piracy, you think that it is okay to stand up against the "big company"?

lol @ Rchrd

Oh right, I can't wait to get my $2.00 check from this. Waste of time and money.

It's already been hacked, removing Linux did nothing lol.

if it gets me a free ps3 for signing up why not?

What did you use the other OS for?

I know the army used it for shit but don't know anyone who used it for personal/business reasons.

As Thongsy said, can't wait for my $2.00.
Who really cares. Class action suits usually amount to drama queens of the internet on some crusade that really gets them nothing.

Good luck with that. Now if it resulted in new units restoring the BC that was such a big deal and such a supposed blow against the 360, I'd be all over it.

Otherwise, enjoy your junk mail.

How in the world did you sign up for this?

It will be more then $2 dollars guys, if its $5 that is enough for me.

@basilofbkrst - I remember reading about that and you are completely right. There is no reason for the average consumer to sue Sony over this. Sure, they took away something you paid for, and it's okay to be pissed about it. However, suing because a company did something that you don't like is just further cementing stereotypes of Americans.

@RchrdJ
So because you've found no utility in that feature it's fine that Sony removes it?

I don't use the wireless on my 60GB because of the latency compared to the ethernet connection behind my HT set-up; Frankly, I couldn't care less if that feature were deactivated. However, I could easily see how someone would get pissed over it being deactivated with an update.

You need to back off a bit, there are plenty of people who are legitimately pissed over this; Especially those of us who paid $600 for the MF'ing thing.

Quote: Sure, they took away something you paid for, and it's okay to be pissed about it. However, suing because a company did something that you don't like is just further cementing stereotypes of Americans.

Congratulations - you win the prize for "stupidest comment I've ever seen on CAG".

Since you don't understand how corporations work, allow me to enlighten you. Corporations have no sense of morality, sadly. They understand one thing and one thing only - making money. In order to punish a corporation, you have to take away some of their money, because, sadly, you cannot "send a corporation to jail" to give them time to think about what they've done.

Instead, we sue them, so that they understand, loud and clear, that this sort of nonsense is unacceptable.

What Sony has done is akin to selling someone a car, advertised as having a working stereo system, but secretly attaching small explosive charges with remote triggers to the speakers, and then detonating them a month after sale. Sure, the stereo system wasn't the PRIMARY function of the vehicle (locomotion), but it was an advertised feature - one which might have contributed to your decision to purchase it.

Not only that, but it's very possible that some people out there purchased it specifically FOR the ability to use it as a computer. The cell processor is fairly powerful, after all.

Oh, and by the way, selling someone a product by using false advertising (kind of like, oh.. i don't know.... advertising features of the product that you seem to think you can remove later) is called "fraud". It also happens to be illegal.

And surprise no one says anything about why they want the other OS, just that it's BS it's gone. I get that it sucks, I agree, but it is highly unlikely this was planned and if you didn't use it for anything besides roms and tv show then stfu. Other wise tell that RJ fellow WHY you want the OS and maybe he'll get off your junk.

False advertising and fraud? really? You're cool now.

Yes, I understand how corporations work, I am not as stupid as you seem to think I am. While your argument is completely valid, I just disagree with the whole premise of suing Sony over removing the Other OS feature.

While your car stereo analogy makes perfect sense, there is something that I see wrong with it. What if there was a way for that stereo system to -- with the right modification that could be widely available to any consumer who seeks it -- cause harm to that car, or do something that is illegal, and ends of hurting the company that manufactured the car (I know it's really out there because it doesn't really fit your analogy in a sense that it could actually happen, but just go along with it).

Would it be okay for the manufacture of the car to remove that stereo so that they could not be hassled by owners who damaged their car, and so that they may not suffer any monetary losses through the illegal things this stereo could now do?

Now back to the PS3 and away from the analogy, I can't see how anyone would spend money on a PS3 for the sole purpose of using it for Linux distributions. I also can't see anyone using the Other OS feature as a deciding factor when purchasing the console. If you are "tech savvy" enough to go through the process of installing your favourite Linux distribution on your PS3, then you should also be tech savvy enough to be able to find a much better way to have Linux displayed on your television.

However, I can't argue with the absolute fact that there may have been a handful of people who bought a PS3 with the sole intent to use it for its Other OS features, or used Other OS as a deciding factor. While I can see how you are pissed off, suing Sony is just a waste of your time, and Sony's time.

Also with your fraud comment, it is true that Sony is technically commuting fraud. However, it shouldn't be fraud if their reason for removing the feature is to protect their company, and all of the third party companies who are producing content for their console. Piracy affects companies bad, and if there is a way they can prevent it, then all power to them.

If we've learned anything from this blog, we have learned that there are also some people who don't really care about the removal of Other OS and are simply doing this for personal gain:

Quote: if it gets me a free ps3 for signing up why not?

Quote: It will be more then $2 dollars guys, if its $5 that is enough for me.

Also, I apologize to phantasyx for calling him, and any others in this lawsuit "douchebags". I went to far when I first commented. I do however stand by my opinion that suing Sony for this is going too far.

LOL that is what rights is for if you dont like the situation you should take action because while you can whine and bitch all you want but if you do nothing about it suprise?! nothing is changed... sure you can alternatively install linux on a laptop or another computer but that was not why you got ps3 to do all that in one contraption ps3 exclusives and using linux... its supposed to do everything not alot of things so now you need to have two machines to do what was on one machine... its waste of space... yeah so its good they are doing something about their situation cuz if they have time to bitch and complain then they should have used it to sue at least they have a small chance of improving their situation while bitching and complain will for sure get them no where nothing will ever change 100% nothing.

I found it funny how they assured us non slim owners that we'd keep our Other OS functionality through future updates.

That and this was supposedly going to stop hackers, while they're trying to work even harder now that they've been stripped of their favorite part of the PS3.

For legit purposes, wasn't the PS3 a cheaper solution to be used as a super computer to process algorithms and stuff of that nature compared to an actually super computer on the market now?