A federal judge has dealt another blow to Sony by refusing to overturn an earlier jury verdict that awarded $90.7 million to Immersion Corp. Immersion accused Sony of patent infringement for its use of "haptic technology" in the PlayStation consoles (DualShock). Game manufacturers refer to controller vibration in response to video game activity as Haptic technology. In September 2004, an ... [ read the full article ]
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Is this the same corporation that's going after minors for 'copyright' infringement. Talk about double standards. And you still want to give these guys your money for more of the same ??
I used to support Sony and would buy their products...TV's and other electronics. Since they seem to play by two sets of rules when doing business, I'm glad to see they pay the price. I won't buy anything made by Sony anymore if a similar product is available from another manufacturer. I would also like to see Blu-ray go the way of the Betamax vs. HD-DVD. Just my personal feelings..........
Sony has been playing the hardball "We're Sony you can't touch us" game for a number of years now. It's finally coming back to bite them. Lawsuits take an average of 3 or 4 years in court, so that's why this decision is only coming out now.
I frankly don't care what happens with the PS3 now, since I'm not interested in buying one because I refuse to support Sony in any way shape or form. Actually, I hope PS3 is a flop, then it might force them to make changes and really consider what they're doing before they just go ahead and do it.
I'm also no fan of Micro$oft, but I fully support M$ and Toshiba in the battle of HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray. I really hope this doesn't turn into another VHS v. Betamax war - because companies have already said they will look for exclusive movie releases on only one format. So you have to buy 2 new (probably $400) DVD players to watch all movies you buy? Don't think so....
I'm a Nintendo fan, and plan to get the Revolution, but I would buy an Xbox 360 before I would get a PS3 (and don't get me started on how much I hate XB360s)... Just because a company runs around all high and mighty doesn't mean they can get away with it forever.
I grew up around Nintendo so I will always have a Nintendo system. With the Revolution being the cheapest one I will own one with out a doubt. Also I'm not a big fan of XBOX, but for Halo I will whore my sould to the 360, that is once they have revised versions that work better/don't overheat ect. 500 for a next gen system is a bit nuttz, but it's also border line which I can accept. Anymore then that on a game system is stupid because we all remember "disc read error". Do you Sony fanboys really think that BlueRay drives will function better then DVD? Just a spek of dust on that new drive and you'll all be crying about the disc read error! Graphics this graphics that, BLAH! Have you graphic idiots never heard of a graphics card for the PC? No matter what PC games will always be able too look better then console so I'm over the graphics (have been since the N64,PSX days)and all about the game play. VIVA LA MARIO & Master Chief and oh yeah right Sony has no one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PC with a ZBoard for gaming and casual typing ;) and Logitech wireless Keyboard and Mouse I even add to that the All In Wonder and I have my full multimedia and Gamer machine.
