Air Force may suffer collateral damage from PS3 firmware update

Another grotesque waste of taxpayer dollars? Exactly the opposite, according to research lab staff. Off-the-shelf PS3s could take advantage of Sony’s hardware subsidy to get powerful Cell processors more cheaply than via any other solution.

I thought it was mildly interesting that Sony sells the hardware at a loss because they expect you to buy games, and here we have customer who will never buy any games, buying many consoles. I’m sure this is completely unrelated: Sony Tumbles After Forecasts Miss Analyst Estimates