Comments on: Sony Files Motion to have “Other OS” Case Dismissed http://www.ps3blog.net/2010/09/19/sony-files-motion-to-have-other-os-case-dismissed/ Sat, 18 May 2013 05:26:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeremy http://www.ps3blog.net/2010/09/19/sony-files-motion-to-have-other-os-case-dismissed/#comment-289726 Jeremy Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:29:28 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=28831#comment-289726 i formatted my hard drive before i updated to remove otherOS. otherwise i guess you just lose 10GB of hdd space <blockquote cite="comment-289611"> <strong><a href="#comment-289611" rel="nofollow">derrickgott007</a></strong>: What happened to the people with other o.s. installed? Were they left with a hdd with a big partition now useless because they can’t acsess the other os option anymore?   </blockquote> i formatted my hard drive before i updated to remove otherOS. otherwise i guess you just lose 10GB of hdd space

derrickgott007: What happened to the people with other o.s. installed? Were they left with a hdd with a big partition now useless because they can’t acsess the other os option anymore?  

]]> By: Emrah http://www.ps3blog.net/2010/09/19/sony-files-motion-to-have-other-os-case-dismissed/#comment-289725 Emrah Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:25:20 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=28831#comment-289725 Sony needs to sell linux enabled pc's, without bluray and gameos -for profit-. Removing the game os, certain security layers and blu ray would do a lot to prevent piracy efforts, and Sony would be earning money. (These guys are not interested in bluray playback, so omitting the drive would bring costs down, and it could be sold at a price of Sony's choice.).. I sometimes wish I was running the damn company, I'm that good. (Kidding.) Sony needs to sell linux enabled pc’s, without bluray and gameos -for profit-. Removing the game os, certain security layers and blu ray would do a lot to prevent piracy efforts, and Sony would be earning money. (These guys are not interested in bluray playback, so omitting the drive would bring costs down, and it could be sold at a price of Sony’s choice.)..

I sometimes wish I was running the damn company, I’m that good. (Kidding.)

]]> By: Darrin http://www.ps3blog.net/2010/09/19/sony-files-motion-to-have-other-os-case-dismissed/#comment-289716 Darrin Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:14:47 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=28831#comment-289716 The only legitimate use of the "Other OS" functionality was to support people building large clusters of dozens of PS3's for cheap processing power that has nothing to with games or entertainment. Several places were really doing that and I think it's really sad that Sony is doing this. People can not upgrade firmware and keep existing PS3s but that still sucks: what if you want to replace a PS3 or grow your cluster? I assume Sony did this because of potential piracy issues but I wish they could keep supporting the cluster computing crowd. The only legitimate use of the “Other OS” functionality was to support people building large clusters of dozens of PS3′s for cheap processing power that has nothing to with games or entertainment.

Several places were really doing that and I think it’s really sad that Sony is doing this. People can not upgrade firmware and keep existing PS3s but that still sucks: what if you want to replace a PS3 or grow your cluster?

I assume Sony did this because of potential piracy issues but I wish they could keep supporting the cluster computing crowd.

]]> By: Sarobi http://www.ps3blog.net/2010/09/19/sony-files-motion-to-have-other-os-case-dismissed/#comment-289698 Sarobi Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:57:12 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=28831#comment-289698 "IT ONLY DOES EVERYTHING...sony allows you to do, and in future cases of exploitation sony is allowed to remove 'EVERYTHING'" <- would be a good slogan “IT ONLY DOES EVERYTHING…sony allows you to do, and in future cases of exploitation sony is allowed to remove ‘EVERYTHING’” <- would be a good slogan

]]> By: shadowcrazy http://www.ps3blog.net/2010/09/19/sony-files-motion-to-have-other-os-case-dismissed/#comment-289632 shadowcrazy Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:00:16 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=28831#comment-289632 <blockquote cite="comment-289595"> <strong><a href="#comment-289595" rel="nofollow">Mike</a></strong>: Lawsuit makes no sense.You don’t have to update your firmware to run linux.You have to update your firmware to play games online.Only pirates would be concerned with this.   </blockquote> your logic makes no sense...how does this concern pirates when i would love to keep Other OS and play games online legally?...you should think about what you post before ACTUALLY posting :/

Mike: Lawsuit makes no sense.You don’t have to update your firmware to run linux.You have to update your firmware to play games online.Only pirates would be concerned with this.  

your logic makes no sense…how does this concern pirates when i would love to keep Other OS and play games online legally?…you should think about what you post before ACTUALLY posting :/

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