Reply #25: In other words...

[ChromeFoundry]

There are no systems that should not have their securities from illegal penetration left in an unattended, or non-upgraded state. If hackers are getting smarter, so must the system architects and network engineers.

Isn't this why a PS3 system goes goes for $299, a new game for $60, and download of a 42 minute television program goes for $2.99. Oh, and the $299 for the PS3 is a rental fee.. you don't actually have the right to install a different operating systems of your choice, and you cannot build your own games to play on it... those types of things need to be authorized by the manufacturer of the hardware platform.

Imagine if you bought an IBM PC for $400 and were not allowed to install Linux, OS/2, an older version of Windows... nope you must run Vista or appear in court.

Yeah, I'd say they can afford to lock down their system a little better... especially since they are all about the threats lately.