[136928] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: quietly....
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Owen DeLong)
Sun Feb 6 14:31:14 2011
From: Owen DeLong <owen@delong.com>
In-Reply-To: <20110206191147.GI16405@nntp.AegisInfoSys.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 11:28:28 -0800
To: Henry Yen <henry@AegisInfoSys.com>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Feb 6, 2011, at 11:11 AM, Henry Yen wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 06, 2011 at 10:43:18AM -0800, Owen DeLong wrote:
>> I believe that Sony will offer IPv6 software upgrades for the PS-3 =
because
>> they will eventually realize that failing to do so is bad for future =
sales.
>=20
> Sony appears quite willing to file eye-openingly broad discovery =
requests
> in its OtherOS/geohotz lawsuit(s). Related, but separate, Sony =
appears
> to be unconcerned with the removal of OtherOS in the first place, a
> documented feature and selling point that's made some people unhappy
> (e.g. USAF). And Sony appears completely unconcerned about the Sony =
RootKit
> fiasco ("Most people, I think, don't even know what a Rootkit is, so =
why
> should they care about it?").
>=20
> Technical impediments (lack of ipV6) in their product(s) do not =
necessarily
> correlate with what they think of future sales prospects.
>=20
While Sony is, indeed, showing surprising market ignorance and bad
judgment at the moment, I think that the market will eventually teach
them a lesson in these regards.
Time will tell.
Owen
