Sony to remove "Install Other OS" from PS3

When the company's newest PlayStation 3 firmware update drops on April 1, it'll remove a beloved feature once trumpeted as a system sale-maker. ... Running Linux on the PS3 allows amateur developers to tinker with the PS3's Cell processor, Sony sanctioned, and cobble together home-baked utilities and games. It's also been used by researchers to build "discount supercomputers" to run scientific simulations that might otherwise "cost thousands of dollars." ... In case you're wondering, Sony says this isn't an April Fool's joke. ... My condolences, PS3-Linux wonks. ... http://www.pcworld.com/article/192731/sony_zaps_playstation_3_install_other_os_feature.html