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Sony's Win a Major Blow for Importers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the free-commerce-with-exceptions dept.

Joan Cross writes "Sony won a battle in the UK Courts over the importing to Europe of Playstation Portables by Lik Sang. They say that 'Ultimately, we're trying to protect consumers from being sold hardware that does not conform to strict EU or UK consumer safety standards, due to voltage supply differences et cetera'. Of course, the PSP comes supplied with a 100-240v adapter which is safe worldwide. Lik Sang has posted their reaction to the court decision. Could be bad news for those wanting PS3 Consoles on import."

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  1. Riiiiiight by KU_Fletch · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because when I think Sony, I think consumer protection.

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    1. Re:Riiiiiight by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: 4, Funny

      The fact that when you turn on a PSP and the battery doesn't blow up in your la...

      never mind.

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    2. Re:Riiiiiight by eclectro · · Score: 5, Funny

      I have always admired Sony's quality music CD offerings$$&&&+++NO CARRIER

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  2. The real news here... by spongebue · · Score: 5, Funny
    Could be bad news for those wanting PS3 Consoles on import.

    I didn't know people actually wanted a PS3 to begin with :P
  3. Re:Simple solution..... by tehwebguy · · Score: 5, Funny

    indeed. i'm sure there is another, less expensive system for mii

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  4. Since Sony's Losing Money on Them by Greyfox · · Score: 5, Funny

    And developers base their platform choices on the number of platforms in circulation I propose that we buy thousands of these machines for the purpose of epoxying them together into a giant angry penguin statue, 4 stories tall, to be erected across the street from the Sony corporate headquarters. Developers will know that thousands of the machines will never be used for gaming, Sony loses tens of thousands of dollars from their per-unit loss and we get to build a 4 story angry penguin statue out of consumer electronics. It's a win-win!

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