Sony Removes Feature Through Firmware Update: WTF

In a new bout of megalomaniacal insanity, the all-powerful Sony has decided to take away the ability to install other operating systems on the PS3 (such as Linux). Considering this is a somewhat major feature (even if only among major geeks ♥), Sony's move is causing an uproar reminiscent of that time Amazon deleted books off of customer's Kindles. Advertising a product feature for the PS3 and then deliberately removing it from already-purchased items sounds suspiciously like an illegal bait-and-switch. It seems that, against our will, consumers are being shifted away from owning content in favor of renting it. I believe that as a society we are not quite ready to fully relinquish real possession of a physical product in favor of the flexibility (on *both* sides) of digital "ownership" that can be taken away/corrupted/deleted in a heartbeat. As such, we will continue to experience growing pains in the form of lawsuits that will spawn legislation to address the new needs caused by such advances in technology. Watch out, Sony, because it looks like you'll be next in line for a class action suit.