Sony Lawsuits Combine, Fail To Form Captain Planet
The 'Other OS' saga continues, resulting in an obvious outcome.
Published: July 22, 2010
IGN.com reported today that another development in the onslaught of anti-Sony sentiment has occurred. Those of you with weak constitutions should leave the room now, for this next paragraph may rock your world too hard.
The California Court system has taken the mishmash of cases (seven in all) against Sony and ruled it be turned into one Frankenstein's Monster of a case. As we reported back in April of this year, the 'Other OS' case has been rooted in Sony's removal of the ability for old model PlayStation 3 consoles to install the open-source operating system Linux. Since the original class action suit, six more have been filed against Sony, and now there will be one to help keep our courts a little less occupied.
We have multiple confirmations that the original filing parties of each seven cases will meet to discuss the issue further. As is a common legal procedure, Sony Computer Entertainment of America has 30 days to respond to this motion.
As was mentioned, the inability to install, or run, Linux on the older modeled PlayStation 3's is the target of much controversy. As an open-source project, Linux has been a favorite for the programming and development community since its inception, but is often targeted as a hacker's delight. Sony's original stance for removing the 'Other OS' was to remove a weak point in the security of the PlayStation Network and its devices, which include the PS3 and PlayStation Portable.
SCEA pushed forward a firmware update early this year that forced PS3 owners to either keep their Linux running but at the cost of being able to connect to the PSN at all, or remove the 'Other OS' and live without the ability to play around with the Cell Processor.
As of this posting, Sony has yet to comment on this new motion, but we will be sure to update you when a response is ready.
What are your thoughts on this new development? Do you think it hurts the odds of Sony making it out of this? Are the plaintiffs truly the voice of the masses? Let us know what you think in our comments section.
The California Court system has taken the mishmash of cases (seven in all) against Sony and ruled it be turned into one Frankenstein's Monster of a case. As we reported back in April of this year, the 'Other OS' case has been rooted in Sony's removal of the ability for old model PlayStation 3 consoles to install the open-source operating system Linux. Since the original class action suit, six more have been filed against Sony, and now there will be one to help keep our courts a little less occupied.
We have multiple confirmations that the original filing parties of each seven cases will meet to discuss the issue further. As is a common legal procedure, Sony Computer Entertainment of America has 30 days to respond to this motion.
As was mentioned, the inability to install, or run, Linux on the older modeled PlayStation 3's is the target of much controversy. As an open-source project, Linux has been a favorite for the programming and development community since its inception, but is often targeted as a hacker's delight. Sony's original stance for removing the 'Other OS' was to remove a weak point in the security of the PlayStation Network and its devices, which include the PS3 and PlayStation Portable.
SCEA pushed forward a firmware update early this year that forced PS3 owners to either keep their Linux running but at the cost of being able to connect to the PSN at all, or remove the 'Other OS' and live without the ability to play around with the Cell Processor.
As of this posting, Sony has yet to comment on this new motion, but we will be sure to update you when a response is ready.
What are your thoughts on this new development? Do you think it hurts the odds of Sony making it out of this? Are the plaintiffs truly the voice of the masses? Let us know what you think in our comments section.
