Bastards!!!

[KThunder]

Sony modified the hardware and bios of the psx ps2 and ps3 numerous times. I think they should realize by now that nothing they do will stop the hackers. pissing off (on) your loyal customers is not the way to go especially since it won't have the effect you want anyway.
Nintendo has done the same thing with the wii updates. They release an update, the hackers find a way around. I don't really mind since I only install the upgrades I have to, but it still doesn't make any sense.
How many of us have had software for our amiga that is on a dying disk and the only way to copy the disk is a hack, since the publisher didn't provide a way and copy protection prevents the os.
This crap has been going on for a long time.

[KThunder]

it has been said several times by several people in this thread that the ps3 is a games console, or made for games or things to that effect.

that is not what sony is selling it as "it does everything" is their slogan and in several of the commercials as well as in some ads "is does linux" was mentioned directly.

they want this to be more than a games machine. that is why they included "other os" if someone bought a machine because of that option and the company disabled it or the entire console or any part of it becuase they refused to update sony should expect lawsuits.
this isnt important to me because i dont like sony. it might not be important to you for various reasons but the fact is sony has done something wrong here and that sucks.

personally all i wanted was a games console, i have a computer for programming and apps and internet and a player for movies, so i got a wii "it does games"