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Aussie Gamer Loses PS3 Court Case Over 'Other OS'

Posted by Soulskill on from the misrepresentation-is-relative dept.

dotarray writes "An Australian man who took Sony to court over the company's decision to remove Linux functionality from the PS3 console has now lost his claim, with the court clearing the manufacturer of any wrongdoing regarding the upgrade."

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  1. Another link by Lliam33 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Forum post from the guy involved. Scroll up for some more info.

  2. Re:Facepalm by cc1984_ · · Score: 5, Informative

    I know you're trolling but let me explain why the UK does what it does.

    The Sale of Goods act (1953) was brought into being to protect the consumer from shops palming off problems to the manufacturer. Your equipment is faulty? Send it back to the manufacturer. The book you bought has pages missing? Phone up the publisher to get it replaced. With this act the retailer is obliged to offer a replacement to the purchaser and it becomes the retailer's responsibility to get a replacement from the manufacturer. No flux capacitor required.