PS3 could be recalled?

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2195328/sony-sued-cell-cpu

well, i knew it just a matter of time for sony to face ANOTHER lawsuit in connection with the gaming devices.....

with sony's history of losses and settlements, one has to wonder just how much time the ps3 really has.....

SCE just can't continue to drain sony like this...

Wouldn't a recall make Sony bleed even more money? :|

They should have a real recall of the 360 though.

Wouldn't a recall make Sony bleed even more money? :|

They should have a real recall of the 360 though.

JustE32007

http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=073107_6

here's another...

yes..this would cause them to continue hemorraging money....

sony wont lose this case. they are a co-developer of Cell. this company should be sueing more then just sony if they seriously wanted to win.sunscorch

all cell rights were sold to sony...

leaving them and them alone to design the second gen "cell"....

not good...

[QUOTE="sunscorch"]sony wont lose this case. they are a co-developer of Cell. this company should be sueing more then just sony if they seriously wanted to win.tango90101

all cell rights were sold to sony...

leaving them and them alone to design the second gen "cell"....

not good...

ouch. i missed that. but still wouldn't it be more then just the PS3 that would be required to be recalled? i know Cell was being sold to Hospitals, and tothe the US Goverment as well. :roll:also at one point in time Toshiba was going to include it on their TVs.

[QUOTE="tango90101"]

[QUOTE="sunscorch"]sony wont lose this case. they are a co-developer of Cell. this company should be sueing more then just sony if they seriously wanted to win.sunscorch

all cell rights were sold to sony...

leaving them and them alone to design the second gen "cell"....

not good...

ouch. i missed that. but still wouldn't it be more then just the PS3 that would be required to be recalled? i know Cell was being sold to Hospitals, and tothe the US Goverment as well. :roll:also at one point in time Toshiba was going to include it on their TVs.

Hospitals = hype

Government = hype

tvs? = ? dont' know how i want a processor in my display.... but news to me...

sony hyped the Emotion Engine as well, claiming weapons grade processing...:roll:

This company pattented parallel processing.. in '91...? Why dont they sue intel and AMD, because their chips have parallel processing too. Patents last 17 years, that means this one is about to run out. Looks like they're just tryin to make some quick cash.

Hell, I have an idea. Im going to patent air! Then I can sue everyone

LOL! A pathetic little company trying to attack BIG Sony and you guys think it's going to be a problem? LOL!

Same as an ant attacking an elephant for no reason.

So a greedy company is going to try and shut down the Cell processing unit which is advancing technology and the future CPU. Not only is it for gaming, but beneficial for medical research.

They won't win.

sony wont lose this case. they are a co-developer of Cell. this company should be sueing more then just sony if they seriously wanted to win.sunscorch

the party suing doesn't need to sue all parties that they claim violate their patent. it would be very expensive if that was the case.

This company pattented parallel processing.. in '91...? Why dont they sue intel and AMD, because their chips have parallel processing too. Patents last 17 years, that means this one is about to run out. Looks like they're just tryin to make some quick cash.

Hell, I have an idea. Im going to patent air! Then I can sue everyone

asdasd

I beat you to it :P

Playstation 2 had the same type of problems and they never pulled those of the shelves. There won't be a Playstation 3 recall, this company is clearly after money.

So a greedy company is going to try and shut down the Cell processing unit which is advancing technology and the future CPU. Not only is it for gaming, but beneficial for medical research.

They won't win.

NobuoMusicMaker

how do you know they don't have a case? couldn't it be sony that was the greedy company?

This company pattented parallel processing.. in '91...? Why dont they sue intel and AMD, because their chips have parallel processing too. Patents last 17 years, that means this one is about to run out. Looks like they're just tryin to make some quick cash.

Hell, I have an idea. Im going to patent air! Then I can sue everyone

asdasd

since we don't know the technical details of the patent we don't know if they would have a case against intel or amd. we do know that the cell is not like the intel or amd designs so that may be a reason.

Its kind of bougus they are going after Just sony. Notice, they aren't going after all the new Government and medical imaging devices that are using sony/IMB based SPUs.Darthmatt

generally you don't sue the consumers but rather infringing party.

everyone wants some of sony's money.GIJesse77

Exactly. I can't see the PS3 getting recalled. No one here is familiar with the facts, so let's just hold out. Sony could have infringed or this company could just want some cash. Either way, Sony's lawyers will find a way to get rid of this lawsuit without scraping the PS3. I promise.

'Parallel Processing Corporation is seeking not only attorney's fees and damages, but also the impounding and destruction of all Sony products that infringe on the patent, which would involve a recall of every PS3.'

Come on guys! Lets go get our sledge hammers ! :P :lol:

everyone wants some of sony's money.GIJesse77

Yep, they are quite profitable it seems.

And no the PS3 will not be recalled; this case is all over the place. Sue Sony, but not Toshiba and IBM? who all helped with the Cell CPU. Oh wait, it's because the PS3 is a cell-based product that's selling moderately well; I know a quick 'money-grab' when I see it. Patenting is getting ridiculous.

This company pattented parallel processing.. in '91...? Why dont they sue intel and AMD, because their chips have parallel processing too. Patents last 17 years, that means this one is about to run out. Looks like they're just tryin to make some quick cash.

Hell, I have an idea. Im going to patent air! Then I can sue everyone

asdasd

Sorry, but I already have a patent on that. And you owe me 1.7 million dollars in back fees and interest.

[QUOTE="GIJesse77"]everyone wants some of sony's money.dhjohns

Exactly. I can't see the PS3 getting recalled. No one here is familiar with the facts, so let's just hold out. Sony could have infringed or this company could just want some cash. Either way, Sony's lawyers will find a way to get rid of this lawsuit without scraping the PS3. I promise.

it wouldn't get recalled. the worse that could happen to sony is huge license fees like with immersion.

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2195328/sony-sued-cell-cpu

well, i knew it just a matter of time for sony to face ANOTHER lawsuit in connection with the gaming devices.....

with sony's history of losses and settlements, one has to wonder just how much time the ps3 really has.....

SCE just can't continue to drain sony like this...

tango90101

Wow you have no idea what you are talking about but good try anyway.

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[QUOTE="GIJesse77"]everyone wants some of sony's money.Ontain

Exactly. I can't see the PS3 getting recalled. No one here is familiar with the facts, so let's just hold out. Sony could have infringed or this company could just want some cash. Either way, Sony's lawyers will find a way to get rid of this lawsuit without scraping the PS3. I promise.

it wouldn't get recalled. the worse that could happen to sony is huge license fees like with immersion.

Are you sure about this? I am an attorney but not a patent attorney. Would it not be possible? Again, I don't know. I am sure cash would solve this whole problem. Usually does.

[QUOTE="NobuoMusicMaker"]

So a greedy company is going to try and shut down the Cell processing unit which is advancing technology and the future CPU. Not only is it for gaming, but beneficial for medical research.

They won't win.

Ontain

how do you know they don't have a case? couldn't it be sony that was the greedy company?

You're seriously self owning by agreeing with the troll. PS3 won't be recalled as much as dual shocks weren't recalled when it was facing lawsuit.

So if someone actually had some overly general patent that claims it created wheels, are all automobile companies going to recall all cars? Obviously, this lawsuit is going to fail.

[QUOTE="NobuoMusicMaker"]

So a greedy company is going to try and shut down the Cell processing unit which is advancing technology and the future CPU. Not only is it for gaming, but beneficial for medical research.

They won't win.

Ontain

how do you know they don't have a case? couldn't it be sony that was the greedy company?

If Sony wanted to just make money they would of just gone with the standard processors used in the other consoles.

[QUOTE="GIJesse77"]everyone wants some of sony's money.dhjohns

Exactly. I can't see the PS3 getting recalled. No one here is familiar with the facts, so let's just hold out. Sony could have infringed or this company could just want some cash. Either way, Sony's lawyers will find a way to get rid of this lawsuit without scraping the PS3. I promise.

you have a lot of faith in some very, very unsuccessful lawyers....

[QUOTE="tango90101"]

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2195328/sony-sued-cell-cpu

well, i knew it just a matter of time for sony to face ANOTHER lawsuit in connection with the gaming devices.....

with sony's history of losses and settlements, one has to wonder just how much time the ps3 really has.....

SCE just can't continue to drain sony like this...

somethingodds

You Xbox **** and the *** Gamespot mods can eat chunky chodes!

Especially you Tango...and CaseyWegner... you ***************!

this was completely uncalled for. if you have nothing constructive to say regarding the topic, then just leave don't but come in here just to insult other users. btw, enjoy you mandatory "week off", if you know what i mean.

Interesting but there won't be a recall. These types of suits always start off saying give me all profits, stop making the infringing device, and pay me billions in penalties.

But they want to settle so they setup the worse scenario possible if it goes to court and sony loses. Look at RIM (Blackberry) and the lawsuit they lost. They actually had to turn off their service, but then they quickly settled paying millions to the company they stole their idea from.

*IF* this company wins it will just mean Sony will ose more money.

sony wont lose this case. they are a co-developer of Cell. this company should be sueing more then just sony if they seriously wanted to win.sunscorch

Not true. You can sue anyone that infringes. Sony can then sue IBM (if they have a case). But you can sue anyone you wnat that has infringed.

that sucks. the ps3 and sony are litigation magnets. first they were getting sued for (still are getting sued for) patent infringements on the dual layer bd's, then the european union just started to investigate sony and the bda for unlawful business practices, and now another company is suing sony for patent infringement on the parallel processing of the cell. hell just look at the name of the company, Parallel Processing Corporation. sony is going to need more than bs pr propaganda to get tham out of all this. (ironically, ms was the one that told the eu to investigate the bda. for those that don't know about ms's history with the eu, or here in the us with the judicial system, shame on you.)latinrage69

Sony can get out of this in a lot of ways. First, if they can prove the patent was awarded in error then they can win (in other words) the idea was already public domain. So I can't just go patent the toilet seat and then sue everyone. Another way is that the patent awarded is either to broad and vague to be enforced. Or if it is so precise that the Cell actually doesn't infringe on it.

[QUOTE="latinrage69"]that sucks. the ps3 and sony are litigation magnets. first they were getting sued for (still are getting sued for) patent infringements on the dual layer bd's, then the european union just started to investigate sony and the bda for unlawful business practices, and now another company is suing sony for patent infringement on the parallel processing of the cell. hell just look at the name of the company, Parallel Processing Corporation. sony is going to need more than bs pr propaganda to get tham out of all this. (ironically, ms was the one that told the eu to investigate the bda. for those that don't know about ms's history with the eu, or here in the us with the judicial system, shame on you.)mikasa

Sony can get out of this in a lot of ways. First, if they can prove the patent was awarded in error then they can win (in other words) the idea was already public domain. So I can't just go patent the toilet seat and then sue everyone. Another way is that the patent awarded is either to broad and vague to be enforced. Or if it is so precise that the Cell actually doesn't infringe on it.

everything you have just stated is what happened in the verizon/vonage case. verizon was wrongfully awarded a patent and they used this extremely broad patent to sue vonage. though verizon won the case, vonage appealed the injunction and won it allowing them to continue their business. currently, vonage has asked for a retrial to further state their case using the new definition of what constitutes a patent. link

These nerds just want a payday. Hey Sony, you listening? Here's how you solve this little non-issue.

-Free 80gb PS3's signed by Solid Snake (have Dewey over in marketing sign them...I know you keep him around for situations like this) to the entire company (all 3 of them)

-Free copy of Resistance.

-a copy of 300 on Blu-ray disc.

Problem solved.

1991 are they serious people just try to find the dumbest things these days to make money.. Oh and cell Processor -- IBM would have to be being sued also proves that this guy is an idiotGloverD

a patent is a patent. they have 20 years to use to patent solely or to licence it, afterwords, it becomes public domain. here's a fact for you, in 2006, the us government decided to end a certain phone tax becasue it was originally used to pay for a war that no longer existed. this phone tax was used to fund the spanish-american war over 100 years ago and was still being collected by the teleco's until last year. link

us patent law

Though it proably wont get past this point...it'll be funny if it actually happens. I like Joystiq's spin on this: