more on Update: Sony PSP Exploit Apparently Confirmed

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Johan Ovlinger <johan () ccs neu edu>
Date: June 15, 2005 4:28:05 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Cc: Ip ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: Re: [IP] Update: Sony PSP Exploit Apparently Confirmed


Dave, For IP, if you wish

From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>

> So Sony is indeed faced with a problem -- and perhaps an
> opportunity -- depending upon how they react to these developments.

Alas, Sony doesn't exactly have a good track record on turning  
groundswell to their benefit.  The aphorism (not of my coining)  
"turning an opportunity into a liablility", comes to mind.

Both Betamax and Minidisc were great technologies that were  
effectively smothered to death by Sony's fear of losing control of  
them.  While Sony management is slowly realising that this may be a  
counter-productive stance, I doubt their coporate culture can change  
that quickly.  For example, when their recent portable players were  
able to play plain mp3 files, this was seen as a major step forward.

Best

Johan


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