![]() ![]() This is how we do in the modern world, baby. You may have given Sony money, but that’s it. While this feature most certainly isn’t high on most people’s priority lists, it’s still an advertised feature that is now being retroactively removed. Only yesterday the news hit the web that an upcoming firmware update from Sony will remove the “Install other OS” feature of the PlayStation 3, a feature which allowed geeks, nerds, and researchers to install Linux on the Cell-powered device. That last one doesn’t seem to end well: George Hotz, the famous iPhone hacker and the first to crack the PS3’s security, has vowed to bring Linux support back to the PS3. That Sony is a company known for its rather… Unfortunate stance towards DRM and copyright infringement should come as no surprise to anyone, after they more or less crippled the MiniDisc format with DRM, installed rootkits on users’ machines, and started removing features from the PlayStation 3. ![]()
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