I dream of a world where device manufacturers are required to hand the firmware signing keys over to the public X years after product going to market. I have a growing collection of no longer supported but perfectly capable electronics which are just collecting dust because they're locked down. The Vita is a prominent example of this - the hardware is amazing, but the titles are just not appealing and I'd much rather play some SNES or homebrew on it. Instead it sits collecting dust, neither providing any value to me, nor any revenue to Sony.
Interwsting plan to find a new crew to take up the mantle on the scene while they step away since they don't have time anymore.<p>Doubt it'll pay off though since they obviously spent years mastering this hardware and it's unlikely anyone else will invest as much time.<p>Hope I'm wrong.
The fact that the author is essentially thanking Sony for securing devices against them is something I find a bit baffling, unless it's some deep sarcasm I'm not seeing, or thanks for not making it <i>too</i> secure.