Second of all, RROD was a system wide failure. It was an epic epic failure causing massive massive damages. It was a hardware defect that was left in, when it should have been (and probably was!) caught in testing.
Yes, MS will replace your system if it RRODs. But they will not pay if anything else happens, and neither will Sony.
A last problem with your "not believing in coincidences", is that firmware does tend to target unauthorized usage, like homebrew, changing the OS, or installing special programs that have been disallowed.
Plus, ps3 does in fact play ps1 games. Which makes me think you don't know what you are talking about in the first place.
PS: I also for some reason love einhander.
EDIT: you also mentioned just now that it was bad PR or something.... why don't you wait for a court verdict. <--- This is exactly what I mean when I say you are trolling. You take a case that's up in the air and just decide for yourself (or maybe because someone else told you to?) who the verdict should go to. Being sued is not bad PR. Being sued and losing the court case is bad PR.
Do you even know how much Sony is sued every year? Like 8 bajillion times. And cases are settled maybe .000001% of the time.
