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Fat_Trucker:
Interestingly though, Sony launched the case at the High Court in London, citing 'safety concerns' as their reason for bringing the suit, stating that Lik-Sang were selling hardware that didn't conform to European safety standards.

However, when ordered from Lik-Sang, these items ship with all the relevant (approved) power adapters etc.
Sony won the suit on this premise, when its clear the motivation behind it was to secure control of the territorial markets. This could be construed as a monopolistic practice (particularly if its proven that the case was brought under a false pretense) which is meant to be illegal over here.

Added to the fact that the PS3 (when its finally released over here in March) is going to cost £425 (about $800) without a game, with games retailing at £49.99 (about $95) each, which is far more than just about everyone I know is willing to pay, when the 360 offers virtually the same experience at half the price.
releasedtruth:
I like my Sony products, hard not to, but they ran Bleem! out of business and that did make me sad. Metal Gear Solid for dreamcast was so good. Lik-sang was the only place to get half the crazy case mods, japanese controllers, etc.
leapinlew:
Sony is doing nothing but getting bad press:

Sony Root Kit
http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html

PS3 Delayed over and over
http://news.com.com/2061-10797_3-6041208.html

Sony batteries exploding everywhere
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15254251/

Blu Ray sucks
http://bluraysucks.com/

Honorable Mentions:
PSP Sales stink
UMD format never takes hold
Sony Memory Stick is overpriced and underutilized

Probably the worst thing to happen to Sonys stock was when SNAAKE couldn't get the proper firmware on his PSP and dramatic hilarity ensues:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=57602.0

Yes sir... hard times for Sony fanboys
DarkBubble:
Sony's been a bit too 80's Nintendo in their business practices.  Probably about time they were brought down a few notches.  Given their history with shotty launch consoles and the fact that they're , I've got a feeling that the PS3 will become the worst case of warranty repairs they've ever faced.  I wouldn't doubt there's some large runs of bad game discs too.
Grasshopper:
That's a real shame. I've bought items from Lik-Sang on several occasions and I've always found them an easy company to deal with, and they sell quirky items that you just can't get elsewhere.

It's clearly a disgraceful abuse of the legal process. Sony seem to be behaving as badly as Micro$oft these days.

It looks like like my next console might end up being a generic PC with TV out running a version of Linux.
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