> why did you update firmware? Read more carefully. I didn't update the firmware. > things you say that did not matter to you. Being able to buy and play al

> why did you update firmware? Read more carefully. I didn't update the firmware. > things you say that did not matter to you. Being able to buy and play all the games I wanted, over the lifetime of the console, mattered a great deal to me. Being able to use Linux on the console also mattered a great deal to me. Due to Sony's policy, I had to give one of these things up. I chose the former, because I was pissed at Sony for forcing me to make this choice, and that's the choice that would hurt Sony more. Imagine you buy a car. You really like the car's excellent sound system, particularly its built-in slot into which you can put any USB device containing your music. One day you go to the garage and they tell you that, because some clever tinkerer somewhere used the USB port to hack the stereo system and might someday be able to download copyrighted songs from the radio, the manufacturer is not only omitting the feature from new models, but is requiring their dealerships' service departments to pour acid in the USB port of every car already on the road to permanently disable it! You have the right to refuse, of course. But you'll never be able to install another stereo system because the wiring is all proprietary. Furthermore, you can't get repairs or oil changes anywhere but official dealerships, because only proprietary wrenches can remove the right mechanical parts. All official dealerships are required by the manufacturer to pour the acid before they can do anything else. Apparently few people care about this policy; it seems that most people just use their car for driving, and listen to the radio if they want music. Only a few hardcore nerds even know what USB ports are, and nobody cares about them. Would you understand a customer who refused to do business with that manufacturer again? Would you understand a customer who refused all maintenance, because he didn't want any more of his dollars to go into the manufacturer's wallet as a matter of principle, even if he'd also be hurting himself because he wouldn't be able to use the car as he'd planned to? > it's still hard to imagine somebody in need of both Linux and newest games simultaneously Using Linux is nerdy. Playing the latest video games is nerdy. I'm a nerd. There are lots of us. Seriously, someone on a website called Hacker News says this? > No company the size of Sony is ever going to carter to such a small group. Why did they ever offer OtherOS in the first place, if not "cartering" to my small group?