Sony's big mistake here was having it in the first place. Very few people used it or wanted it and it ended up being a liability. However, they did advertise it, so they are responsible for it.

The one thing people need to understand here, though, is that the lawyers really don't care that much if these terms are hard for you to collect on. Class Action lawsuits make them millions but do very little for everyone else.

"When consumer class actions do settle, lawyers usually negotiate a deal that pays them and their named plaintiffs well, but delivers little to nothing to their other clients. The most common tool is a “claims made” settlement, under which everybody who supposedly lost money because of a company’s chicanery is bound by the terms of the settlement, but must make individual claims to be paid." http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/12/11/with-consumer-class-actions-lawyers-are-mostly-paid-to-do-nothing/#50e5439c63c0

I agree that Linux support opened a huge door for piracy. I understand Sony's decision. But they should have realized that I dunno, before they released the PS3.

I doubt sony will pay millions. More like hundreds of thousands