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> Off-the-shelf PS3s could take advantage of Sony's hardware subsidy to get powerful Cell processors more cheaply than via any other solution. If Sony was subs
by BrandonM 16y ago
> Off-the-shelf PS3s could take advantage of Sony's hardware subsidy to get powerful Cell processors more cheaply than via any other solution.
If Sony was subsidizing something like $100 per machine, the Air Force cost Sony over $200,000 that it has no hopes of recovering. Thanks, Air Force, for giving Sony a very good reason to remove support for an alternate OS.
- seabee 16y agoWhat purpose did you think an alternate OS would serve? To drive sales of Playstation games so that Sony could recoup their subsidy? I don't think so. You can hardly blame the Air Force for doing what Sony enabled them to do. The alternative for Sony would be to sell non-subsidized machines with other OS support.