[CS-FSLUG] OFB: Bring on the WorkStation 3

[Ritchie, Josiah S.]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz [mailto:christiansource-
> bounces at ofb.biz] On Behalf Of Timothy Butler
> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 9:47 PM
> To: A Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group.
> Subject: Re: [CS-FSLUG] OFB: Bring on the WorkStation 3
> 
> >
> > There have been some discussions elsewhere about
> > hacking the PS3 ... once the noise and prices settle
> > down.
> 
> 	Yes, indeed. But, my primary thought is that I don't think the
PS3
> will become significantly more popular as a PC than the PS2/Linux
> combo was in as much as it is merely a matter of hacking (even
> authorized hacking). Plus, the low amount of ram puts a real damper
> on serious computer use.
> 
> 	But, if only Sony would make a real PC-like spec PS3, I think
that
> would make a big difference.

If they were to do that, I expect it would at least double the price
because they couldn't expect to make as much off the games/accessories
for this unit. They'd have to settle for making money of the unit
itself. Perhaps that is why they haven't already supped it up.

JSR/