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So you don't agree with this decision by Sony? Basically you would be happy if Sony were complicit in allowing vulnerabilities to exist and be exploited on thei

So you don't agree with this decision by Sony? Basically you would be happy if Sony were complicit in allowing vulnerabilities to exist and be exploited on their platform. >> because it opens up closed hardware (which is always a Good Thing) If you want open hardware buy something that supports it. Don't punish a commercial company that just wants to do their own thing.

daeken 15y ago
> If you want open hardware buy something that supports it. Don't punish a commercial company that just wants to do their own thing. All hardware is open, given enough work. The original creators' intentions have nothing to do with this; it's for the owner to decide.
Karunamon 15y ago
>So you don't agree with this decision by Sony? The decision less so as much as the handling of it. Sony is a company that apparently has no concept of the word "tact". Any entertainment company out there would patch holes as they're found. Sony does it, Nintendo does it, Microsoft does it. Sony acting like complete screeching dicks every time, is the difference. The Geohot thing was the final straw for me. >Basically you would be happy if Sony were complicit in allowing vulnerabilities to exist and be exploited on their platform. A "vulnerability" on a game platform is a sight different than a vulnerability on anything else. So in this instance, yes. I'd wish they'd let it alone. What are the implications? People who are going to pirate and break the DRM anyways continue to break the DRM, Sony focuses their efforts on improving their content and software, and nobody else (i.e. the average consumer) is the wiser? Seems fine to me. >If you want open hardware buy something that supports it. No. I will do what I wish with any hardware I purchase. Until such time as Sony grows up a little bit, they remain on my "do not buy from, ever, no way" list.
ihsw 15y ago
Homebrewing on the Wii is widely known and Nintendo has taken few measures (none as aggressive as Sony) against it. Sony's vicious policies towards consumers and hackers are what causes people to attack them, and nobody is suggesting that they be complicit towards vulnerabilities.

daeken 15y ago

> If you want open hardware buy something that supports it. Don't punish a commercial company that just wants to do their own thing. All hardware is open, given enough work. The original creators' intentions have nothing to do with this; it's for the owner to decide.

Karunamon 15y ago

>So you don't agree with this decision by Sony? The decision less so as much as the handling of it. Sony is a company that apparently has no concept of the word "tact". Any entertainment company out there would patch holes as they're found. Sony does it, Nintendo does it, Microsoft does it. Sony acting like complete screeching dicks every time, is the difference. The Geohot thing was the final straw for me. >Basically you would be happy if Sony were complicit in allowing vulnerabilities to exist and be exploited on their platform. A "vulnerability" on a game platform is a sight different than a vulnerability on anything else. So in this instance, yes. I'd wish they'd let it alone. What are the implications? People who are going to pirate and break the DRM anyways continue to break the DRM, Sony focuses their efforts on improving their content and software, and nobody else (i.e. the average consumer) is the wiser? Seems fine to me. >If you want open hardware buy something that supports it. No. I will do what I wish with any hardware I purchase. Until such time as Sony grows up a little bit, they remain on my "do not buy from, ever, no way" list.

ihsw 15y ago

Homebrewing on the Wii is widely known and Nintendo has taken few measures (none as aggressive as Sony) against it. Sony's vicious policies towards consumers and hackers are what causes people to attack them, and nobody is suggesting that they be complicit towards vulnerabilities.