Do you see any implications on PS3 sales, reputation, etc..because of...

[NJ5]

Depends... if it's a 24 hour problem it will be quickly forgotten.

If it lasts longer than that, requiring a firmware update with a workaround it will affect reputation.

If it requires a recall to fix the hardware (or at least reset the HW clock to a sane state) then it's a clusterfuck which will cost Sony a lot of money, sales and reputation.