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Sony Sued Over PS3 "Other OS" Removal

Stoobalou writes "A Californian Playstation 3 user has filed the first class action lawsuit against Sony over removal of the 'Install Other OS' function from the Playstation 3. The action seeks to redress Sony's 'intentional disablement of the valuable functionalities originally advertised as available with the Sony Playstation 3 video game console.' The suit claims that the disablement breaches the sales contract between Sony and its customers and constitutes 'an unfair and deceptive business practice perpetrated on millions of unsuspecting customers.'"

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  1. Re:File a complaint, don't just talk by strack · · Score: 1, Funny

    national consumer agency? oh please. thats a toothless organisation for distracting idiots from taking proper legal action. i would assume. most agencies of that type are. class action those motherfuckers into honesty.

  2. Re:File a complaint, don't just talk by V!NCENT · · Score: 5, Funny

    "class action those motherfuckers into honesty."
    Legendary one-liner of classical proportions that even Dirty Harry can't top!

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  3. Pray I don't alter it any further... by Cybercifrado · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sony reminds me of Vader from this clip:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOaCRGVYGTc

    And if I weren't laughing, I'd be crying at the stupid shit Sony is trying to force the consumers into.

  4. Re:File a complaint, don't just talk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    national consumer agency? oh please. thats a toothless organisation for distracting idiots from taking proper legal action. i would assume. most agencies of that type are. class action those motherfuckers into honesty.

    Did you notice that you were replying to an anecdote about the agency in question getting results?

    ps. Another thing that pops to mind: Maybe you are from the USA, while not everybody else is?

  5. Re:Can't lose! by Vokbain · · Score: 2, Funny

    When have Microsoft, Apple or Nintendo ever shafted their customers by listing a feature on the box that didn't exist in the actual product?

  6. Re:Can't lose! by Shrike82 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well hello there Mr. Obnoxious American. Now, as you may or (more likely) may not be aware, the English language was invented right here in little old Britain. We spell it tyre. You're entitled to mispell it as tire if you like, but every time you do we Brits have a quiet chuckle to ourselves, roll our eyes at our backwards cousins across the Pond and carry on in our usual dignified manner.

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  7. Re:Can't lose! by ranulf · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, tire is what happens when Brits are repeated subjected to Americans trying to correct British spelling into the peculiar bastardized American dialect. The poster even made it clear he was British, so there's no point criticising his correct spelling. And yes, before you get uppity, "criticising" can be spelt with an s. And yes, spelt is correct too.

  8. Re:File a complaint, don't just talk by Venik · · Score: 4, Funny

    Obviously, he wasn't addressing the twelve-year-olds. So you may go back to your your FF XIII

  9. Re:File a complaint, don't just talk by pentalive · · Score: 4, Funny

    I love class-action lawsuits. ... I wonder what I'll get out of the PS3 class action deal?

    A coupon good for $12.50 at any sony store, and if you are lucky best buy.

  10. Re:Can't lose! by NekSnappa · · Score: 2, Funny

    But "repeated subjected" is not. ;-)

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  11. Re:File a complaint, don't just talk by JavaBear · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe, but who better to file a lawsuit than an American. They have taken the whole Damages and compensation to astronomical levels. If THAT doesn't scare Sony into honesty, they have balls of solid Carbon fibre wrapped titanium.

  12. Re:Can't lose! by KlomDark · · Score: 3, Funny

    You're acting like a Tyre-ant.

  13. Re:Can't lose! by tophermeyer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well hello there Mr. Obnoxious American. Now, as you may or (more likely) may not be aware, the English language was invented right here in little old Britain. We spell it tyre. You're entitled to mispell it as tire if you like, but every time you do we Brits have a quiet chuckle to ourselves, roll our eyes at our backwards cousins across the Pond and carry on in our usual dignified manner.

    I like to think of myself as a typical obnoxious American, and I found your post quiet amusing. Really put some color into my day.

  14. Re:Why not just ask for a $50 refund? by ElusiveJoe · · Score: 2, Funny

    We do understand the frustration a small number of consumers may feel at

    What is this?! Why did Sony hire a troll to talk to customers? Dilbert comics is humour, not an instruction how to run a company.

  15. Re:File a complaint, don't just talk by Vectormatic · · Score: 2, Funny

    i would actually pay extra for that feature...

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  16. Re:Can't lose! by JavaBear · · Score: 1, Funny

    Don't worry, the rest of us have a good giggle when you pronounce Aluminium as Aluminum.

  17. Re:Can't lose! by Richy_T · · Score: 2, Funny

    I see what you did there. I admire your sense of humour.

  18. Re:File a complaint, don't just talk by geekoid · · Score: 2, Funny

    If you aren't lucky, you get two $12.50 coupons to best buy~

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  19. Re:File a complaint, don't just talk by thtrgremlin · · Score: 2, Funny

    I haven't had any problems with Sony in many years. They have always lived up to my hope and expectation. Not once since I stop buying any products or services from them have they done me wrong. We have a much better relationship these days.

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