Anonymous is to DDoS sony...

[Quarterquack]

Ha! It's because you've never met/spoken to him directly I assume. He's an egotistic ass who steals other people's work (and mind you I'm not just talking about the PS3), and then uses other people's documented methods to gain popularity. This entire thing is nothing more than him trying to get a job, I assure you.

Sony and EgoHot deserve each other.

[Tv Controls you]

Anon always makes threats like this.... Literally go to an anon board and just refresh the page a little....

Personally, I believe anyone who stays on the site religiously to have no life. It is just a bunch of perverted immature teenagers that will do anything to get attention/harm other people.
The information they are providing for there reasons have no credible sources????

People will just blindly attack sony with a simple image, with a few random reasons......
Better yet, good luck trying to DDoS sony.

In any case..... arm your cannons lol.

[shipwreck]

Sony deserves everything they get and more, for whatever reasons. The company that intentionally installed rootkits on the PCs of their customers, that pushes monstrosities like the Cinavia 'protection' that actually only hurts their honest customers (again...), or continuously tried to establish nonsense 'standards' like the Memory Stick, out of pure greed and their insatiable thirst for control. Where to start indeed.

A properly planned and executed DDoS attack can not be stopped. Depending on the scale, any site can be brought down, even the largest ones.

[megabyteme]

Ha! It's because you've never met/spoken to him directly I assume. He's an egotistic ass who steals other people's work (and mind you I'm not just talking about the PS3), and then uses other people's documented methods to gain popularity. This entire thing is nothing more than him trying to get a job, I assure you.

Sony and EgoHot deserve each other.

I have not met/spoken with him. I would appreciate it if you would post links to info detailing his theft of others' work. AFAIK, he is widely credited with the iPhone, and now the PS3. I have not seen any criticisms beside yours (I, admittedly, have not looked for them), and am interested in hearing, "the other side".

I do know he is in the line of fire for an issue that absolutely needs to be addressed legally. If he were to get a job for his efforts, I don't see how that would be a bad thing, really.

[ca_aok]

Well with the PS3 the method to obtain the master keys had already been published as a proof of concept, they just hadn't actually been released.

With the iPhone, most of the other jailbreak developers hate him because he tends to release things haphazardly at inopportune times, for example when Apple is just about to release a new update to have something easily patched.

He certainly does have a huge ego, but there's no denying he's got some talent.

[mjmacky]

I may dislike Sony as much as the next poster, but one question hasn't been answered.
What real consequence is it going after their servers? I mean, disrupting PSN and making it hard to get to their support page... is anybody really going to suffer as a result? I could maybe understand an uproar over an attack on Microsoft servers, but it's not like anything on Sony's servers will really be missed. In fact, there might be some innocent people suffering, plugged into to Sonyverse and this could temporarily free them from a Sonyhell. They don't really host relevance, so it seems like a bit of a wasted effort.

[shipwreck]

Sony actually surpassed Microsoft Xbox as far as PS3 online services are concerned just recently, for example. It obviously generates some good money for them.

Guess this is more about the symbolic impact than anything though. Whatever, fuck Sony and every of their associates. And their associates. And the 'Age of Dragon' producers for wasting 10 minutes of my life.

[EyeCandy]

Edit: Information changed...

[EyeCandy]

[megabyteme]

While many may not agree with the actions of Anonymous, what is an alternative recourse to a multi-billion dollar company that is attacking not only personal computer freedoms, but also violating the privacy and rights of individuals?

If a foreign country were to invade your cities, would you not take up arms (or even rocks if that is all you had) against those who would do you harm? While it is certainly not the "high road" they are taking, it is one way a group has found to fight back- do whatever small, disruptive, or costly actions you can while raising awareness to your cause in hopes that a larger, stronger force will recognize your message- and lend their strength.

While some of the "attacks" may be childish, or even enacted by children (who are wanna-be's, or playing), the messages do have validity. Even if you find the "attacks" lame, remember the messages next time you think about supporting a loathsome corporation such as Sony. Regardless of their latest "cool" gizmo- DO NOT BUY THEIR PRODUCTS. ULTIMATELY, YOU ARE AIDING YOUR OWN ENEMY. That is, unless you like having online, and consumer product freedoms taken from you.