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Sony has certainly done some heinous things in the past, but so has Microsoft. So, pick your poison.
by ebbv 13y ago
Sony has certainly done some heinous things in the past, but so has Microsoft. So, pick your poison.
- dualboot 13y agoI agree. Sony's actions have just been more insidious from my admittedly anecdotal perspective.
- Erwin 13y agoWhat has Microsoft done to compete with the Sony rootkit? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootki...
- jamesaguilar 13y agoThere was this antitrust case where Microsoft tried to illegally take ownership of the entire desktop computing ecosystem. It would have probably done more harm than any one rootkit. You may have heard of it. Also, Sony-BMG is not the same company as Sony Computer Entertainment, and indeed no longer exists.
- kalininalex 13y agoI guess the question requires further qualification, "What has Microsoft done, in the last 12 years, to compete with the Sony rootkit?"
- jamesaguilar 13y agoWith some other company's rootkit that was also a child company of the same parent conglomerate.
- freshhawk 13y agoBlatantly lying about the Skype backdoor? Does it matter than much though? They are both awful in the context we are discussing. I'll likely not buy either, although that Tom Clancy 3rd person shooter MMO looks like a lot of fun and is console only. The Steambox is an interesting alternative, it's scheduled for this year (insert valve release date joke here).
- georgemcbay 13y agoAt least this is the first Steambox (will be released very late) and not the Steambox 3 (will never be released).
- AdrianRossouw 13y agoto echo another sibling response: yes, the steam box just keeps looking better. They might be enabling game sharing soon too[1] [1] www.theverge.com/2013/6/19/4445844/valve-steam-game-sharing
- rmrfrmrf 13y agoI'm not sure if you've heard about this, but I heard that Microsoft created a near-ubiquitous OS that was so insecure that it allowed rootkits to be installed via music CD!
- sivam 13y ago>created a near-ubiquitous OS that was so insecure that it allowed rootkits to be installed.. For a second I thought you were referring to Google. http://www.crn.com/news/security/240155643/microsoft-warning-free-software-could-contain-hidden-malware.htm http://www.crn.com/news/security/240155643/microsoft-warning... http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/analysts-predict-android-to-overtake-windows-as-top-os-in-four-years-1107007 http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/... The same company also created a console that wasn't hacked like its biggest rival for 8 years and still counting. Not to mention highly secure phone OS and tablet OS. If you think a general purpose OS can prevent rootkits, you're mistaken. There exist full featured rootkits for OS X and Linux too. Secure boot was a step in a good direction to prevent some rootkits, but alas, that gets shot down by internet rage too.
- CJefferson 13y agoHas Microsoft ever done anything like the removal of Linux from the PS3? That is what will stop me personally from buying another Sony console.
- wolfgke 13y agoHas Microsoft ever given the possibility to install Linux on the XBox 360?
- chrisbolt 13y agoNo, but Sony gave that possibility then took it away.
- mercuryrising 13y agoNot entirely on the same page, but the RRoD bricked two of my 360s. One was in warranty, they sent me a new one. It RRoRed a little while later, but I was out of warranty now, so no replacement for me. I bought a new one, then that one RRoRed after about 3.5 years. I'll never purchase another Microsoft product just because I don't have faith in their ability to create a hardware product after that debacle. Such a waste. My NES, Playstation, PS2, N64, etc. all still work. 360s die within three years of purchase.
- ralfd 13y agoWith that logic Sony never should have allowed (like the Xbox) a second OS on the PS3, so people wouldn't bitch about the removal.
- maxhowell 13y agoIndeed, never offer features that you don't intend to fully support. People hate change, but they hate you more if you take away something they use, especially if they feel they paid for it.
- baddox 13y agoI pick neither, and the Nintendo 64 will continue to be the most recent console I have purchased.
- marcosdumay 13y agoI know that sounds crazy, but I'm seriously considering drinking no poison at all.