I agree, this is complete BS !!
I'm not interested in hacking a box just for the sake of saying Ha! I can hack you box. So what what, you can hack a box, big deal. All this nonsense is doing nothing but distracting Sony from providing core functionality that people want / need, like the ability to do an upgrade without bricking the system.
I paid for a game console, I expect it to work. Being forced to do FW upgrades that render the system unusable is grounds for a class action law suit.
Get ready Sony, you may have won the battle against Geo and other would be hackers, but that's all it was, a small battle in a Very Big War, that you yourself have started, but we, the General Public will finish for you.
Get your checkbook ready.