Fuck you, Sony.
I had wanted to buy a PS3 ever since I learned about this interesting processor that is called the Cell. Not that I'm very much into console gaming or any such thing; I'd have settled for any kind of affordable Cell hardware, really, but that basically is 'the PS3' these days.
What I had missed, however, was the fact that recent PS3 machines don't support running Linux anymore. Apparently this was all over the interwebs, but unfortunately I didn't see that.
That's €300 I won't see again, for a useless (to me) piece of hardware.
Stupid morons.
So, you're blaming sony for your not reading enough about a 300€ product? You bought what is advertised a game console with a bluray player nothing more nothing less.
i'm pained to say this but you deserved it. supporting companies that actively fight and deny users' rights is not only bad for you but it hurts everyone else in the long run. sony like many other big companies proactively fights legal hacking of their products with what can only be seen as monopolistic intents. my advice? from now on only spend your money in open or standard technology, favoring companies and products that are friendly to free software and abstain from the latest hypes, and formally complain upstream about bad practices (ie, not just in your blog but also to the maker and at the store when returning the product for a refund when it doesn't meet your needs).
it's not a perfect solution, and it certainly won't fix all your problems, but positive reinforcement in large enough dosages has been proven to work very well
Wel, Sell it and DONT buy any sony stuff anymore.. as i did. Sony Sucks bigtime. ( and not only sony )