| Nsanity said:
GDN European Customs began seizing incoming shipments of Playstation 3 consoles in the Netherlands as LG won an injunction against Sony in a patent case regarding Blu-Ray technology. LG had also stated that it would work toward similar measures in the US and it seems that is gaining some traction. European customs is currently holding all shipments for a period of 10 days. Shops generally have an estimated two-three weeks of inventory so this could, in some areas, begin shortages. If it were to be extended, the PS3 could disappear from some shelves altogether. |
i believe i spotted a contradiction there!
if the injunction is only for the netherlands, how would that affect the PS3's in the rest of Europe?
sure, Sony is importing most of their PS3's through the Netherlands to europe, but right now, nothing stops them from changing that. it may be an annoyance for Sony, but in no way is it as seroius as it sounds.
“It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grams a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.”
- George Orwell, ‘1984’
