Sony now facing single class-action for PS3 other-OS removal

“Sony did not make many friends in the tech community when the
company forcibly removed the option to install Linux via a
mandatory firmware update. The problem was simple: Sony had
previously pushed this feature as an advantage its system held over
its competitors, and later assured gamers that it would continue to
be supported. That is, until Sony became spooked about the
possibility of piracy. Lawsuits were filed, and Ars Technica has
now learned that the court will bundle all seven suits into a
single class-action case.

“”In essence, the claims in these cases are that Sony Computer
Entertainment of America (“Sony”) falsely represented that PS3
purchasers would be able to use their PS3s as a computer by
installing another operating system, such as Linux,” a document
obtained by Ars Technica states. “In a recent firmware update, Sony
removed the ability of consumers to utilize this feature. As a
result, seven class actions were filed against Sony in federal
court in San Francisco, California.”

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