Sony helped millions change their Credit Cards.
It was only a matter of time before someone had access to your credit card anyways. The longer you have it molding away in your wallet, the more vulnerable it is. See, if it wasn't for Sony's initiative by warning us that our credit card numbers were stolen, we would have never replaced them. Whereas, if your credit card was physically stolen, the criminal would have made off with your hard earned cash.
Sony made us more diligent.
Why trust our banks alone? PSN getting hacked made the consumer more aware of the transactions that are going on in their bank accounts. I'm sure many of you went for months without checking on your bank statements. Sony woke us up. Now we can do the responsible thing and check our statements daily. Thank you Sony.
You finally have an excuse to change that silly high school email account.
Yeah I'm talking to you almost, graduating college student with an unprofessional email that involves random digits and letters! Now you have a reason to change your email. Sony encouraged you to be more professional about your future career. When applying for a job, the interviewer will smile at the sight of your new,and welcoming email address.
The juggernaut Sony apologized publicly.
With this simple gesture of genuine sincerity, Sony showed the World that they are not the money-hungry, evil cooperate many people believed them to be. Potential consumers will now swarm electronic stores to buy the Sony brand because they proved once and for all that they care for the consumer.
I am the black sheep 
"of course I'm crazy, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong."-Robert Anton Wilson
