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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."

6 of 206 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Is this any surprise? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    maybe if linux users were not just all anti-copyright thieves and pirates, people would give a fuck.
    but we don't.

  2. Re:Very sad. by TheVelvetFlamebait · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hmm. Yet another case where emotional knee-jerk > evidence-based judgement.

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    You know, there is a difference between trolling and pointing out the flaws in your reasoning. Just saying.
  3. Not all non-free apps have free counterparts by tepples · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, since I use Linux I do not need to make illegal copies, nor do I have the time for that because free software is released at such a fast rate that I have no hope to learn to use all of it in my lifetime.

    Not all non-free applications have free counterparts. For example, what is a close substitute for each of 1UP's top PS3 games of 2010 that is distributed as free software?

  4. Another nail in the coffin of Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    RIP Tux. You sucked just like William Hung but you had a small following for a while.

  5. Re:To use a car analogy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Except for that you don't need Linux to use the PS3. It's more like Sony disabled your ability to play CD-Rs in your head unit.

    Either way I'm glad to hear the ruling. Now you Linux Fanbois realize that you can't do whatever you want.

  6. Re:Very sad. by baka_toroi · · Score: 0, Troll

    Shut up you sad, sad, fanboy.