JDKJ said:
Hyper-space said:
JDKJ said:
Hyper-space said:
Wait, is the last panel a stab at him not wanting to get sued into oblivion by an electronics conglomerate? And do most people not settle out-of-court because they know they have no/slim chance of winning the case? you can't really ask him to become a martyr (for an cause that would be lost on the general gamer-population) unless you yourself are willing to do so.
No one asked him to be a martyr. He was the one running off at the lips, selling wolf tickets, 'bout how he had a good case and was gonna whup Sony's ass. Then, after all that yapping, he folded like a cheap patio chair.
But his cause was to bring back the other OS feature for which he had paid for. Things probably changed in the case and his then advantage was no more (you do know that things change, right?), thus he had to settle out of court/make a deal (can't remember).
But i disagree, people WANTED him to become a martyr and go all the way with a case, but are now deriding him from not stubbornly going ahead with a now crap-case that would ruin him financially.
Not a full four weeks before he settled, he was saying in response to the question of whether or not he was going to win: "Oh without a doubt. I think I will beat them. I think the reason they brought this suit is just to harass me and 'this is what happens to you if you hack Sony products.' Beating them in court is just a start." ( http://www.techspot.com/news/42569-geohot-on-sony-ps3-hacking-lawsuit-beating-them-in-court-is-just-a-start.html ) Not only is he saying he's going all the way, but he's also saying that he's going further than that once he's done with them in court. A lot must have changed in those three weeks.
Yes, things can actually change in three weeks. Good too see that you finally get that.
JDKJ said:
They changed their minds only after he settled and their whole "he's bound to win" bullshit became obvious bullshit. If you let me wait until after the final whistle to pick the winning team in a football game, I'll pick the right team 100% of the time.
This is not professional sports, this is a legal issue, you do not pick a "side". If a favorable case suddenly turns sour then you are not supposed to stick with it to the end like some stubborn goat. To change ones opinion when new facts come into light is not bad, and in fact is the preferable course of action. Again, to reiterate, if he had to make a deal it probably means that his case is no longer as great as it was before.
