Judge Dismisses 'Other OS' Class-Action Suit Against Sony

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday December 13, 2011 @09:34AM from the product-may-not-behave-as-advertised dept.

An anonymous reader writes "You may recall that in early 2010, Sony decided to roll out an update that would remove the ability for PlayStation 3 owners to install a different operating system on the console, citing security concerns as the reason. Geeks and Linux enthusiasts were outraged at the move, particular since the "Other OS" functionality had been advertised as a feature of the PS3. A class-action lawsuit was soon brought against Sony. Many of the initial claims were thrown out, and now, a federal judge in California has granted Sony's motion to dismissed the lawsuit, saying, 'As a matter of providing customer satisfaction and building loyalty, it may have been questionable. As a legal matter, however, plaintiffs have failed to allege facts or articulate a theory on which Sony may be held liable.' Here's the full text of the order (PDF)."

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Re:And the USAF by Dog-Cow · 2011-12-13 09:52 · Score: -1, Troll

You aren't bright. They are probably doing exactly the same thing they were doing before Sony touched the Other OS option.
1) The US Air Force is more than capable of getting custom firmware from Sony. (Almost certainly done to give them access to the video hardware for GPU-style acceleration.)
2) There's no reason for them to have updated anyway.