AIUI, Geohot is basically forbidden from working with anything Sony.
So to the extent he becomes an essential part of the security team at Facebook, I guess Sony just lawsuited their way out of deep partnership opportunities with the biggest social media platform to date.
No, I qualified it with "to the extent he becomes an essential part of the security team", and no, it's not a "grudge" it's a condition of out-of-court settlement as I understand it.
Yes, the comment was a little over-the-top.
But think NDAs. That kind of thing can definitely complicate business deals.
AIUI, Geohot is basically forbidden from working with anything Sony.
So to the extent he becomes an essential part of the security team at Facebook, I guess Sony just lawsuited their way out of deep partnership opportunities with the biggest social media platform to date.