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That doesn't factor into it, because the tariffs, bans, etc they were trying to circumvent weren't dependent on the software shipping with the device in that ca
by monocasa 7mo ago
That doesn't factor into it, because the tariffs, bans, etc they were trying to circumvent weren't dependent on the software shipping with the device in that case, nor the separate price of the software, nor were they even necessarily primarily targeting Europe.
Each of these schemes had different sets of regulatory checkboxes they were trying to tick, and so had very different end products.
- pjmlp 7mo agoSure as you wish, I was a PlayStation fanboy back then, since Yaroze, and surely remember YA BASIC for PS2 and Other OS for PS 3, being the only ones. Yaroze and PS2 Linux never had anything to do with tariffs.
- Keyframe 7mo agoNot sure where you're coming from on that since it was a well-known and somewhat mocked at the time fact when Sony argued with UK customs https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/playstation-2-is-a-games-console-not-a-pc#:~:text=Sony%20has%20lost%20an%20appeal,the%20hook%20on%20import%20duty. https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/playstation-2-is-...