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

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)."

Okay Okay Okay I've Got It!

[eldavojohn]

Sony Marketing Executive: Okay all we're going to do is advertise that the Playstation 4 can play the games from any system ever made.
Sony Engineer: But that's not true ... well, I mean it could technically run some sort of emulator for each system if it existed but ...
Sony Marketing Executive: Shut up, we just announce after the launch that this functionality was disabled because of "security concerns."
Sony Lawyer, Son of Satan: I can work with that.

Re:wow

[game kid]

The sad part is that I fully expect this to happen, right down to the text of the message

I bet Sony does that sort of thing to their own grandmas' PS3s if they don't bake their cake or serve their sushi the right way. ERR325: invalid cake response--ps3 cannot start but it is still better than wii because they have mario and fuck mario

Re:And the USAF

[Anonymous Coward]

These PS3s are not used for gaming

[citation needed]

Won't Somebody PLEASE Think About the Carriers!

[eldavojohn]

In a big bureaucracy like the military, I assume everyone now knows that buying anything other than traditional computer equipment is going to be a significant carrier-limiting move.

"Several Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers were rendered immobile after a large acquisition of non-traditional computer equipment on Tuesday by the USAF ..."

Re:wow

[thetoadwarrior]

And what buy an xbox where they charge for everything including taking a shit in your own home?

Re:And the USAF

[berashith]

I am sure that is a great comment, but as soon as I saw a big block of text that started with "blah blah EULA", I just scrolled right past.