I agree with Jeff and Jim... it's just too much of a temptation for media companies to just update stuff on the fly (or drop some new 'feature' in a bunch of updates)... It's got nothing to do with tinfoil hats either... Sony are well known for those kind of shenannigans, and look at what Creative have just done - http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/creative-removing-fm-recording-from-players/
Oh don't get me wrong. I don't doubt that Sony could send an update that would disable a certain feature in your television, but that does not equate to your cable co. "seizing control" or your equipment. It equates to CE manufacturers buckling under the pressures of legal threats from Communist Hollywood & the RIAA.
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I agree with Jeff and Jim... it's just too much of a temptation for media companies to just update stuff on the fly (or drop some new 'feature' in a bunch of updates)...
It's got nothing to do with tinfoil hats either... Sony are well known for those kind of shenannigans, and look at what Creative have just done - http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/16/creative-removing-fm-recording-from-players/
Oh don't get me wrong. I don't doubt that Sony could send an update that would disable a certain feature in your television, but that does not equate to your cable co. "seizing control" or your equipment. It equates to CE manufacturers buckling under the pressures of legal threats from Communist Hollywood & the RIAA.