The fact the PS3s could be clustered to compete with supercomputers could have been a real PR coup. After all, IBM spends a fortune to stay on the top of the supercomputer heap, purely for PR (OK, and some research) reasons.
Itstead, Sony has killed it. Not a good move...
They sell it at a loss in the expectation that they will recover the loss in game sales.
How many games do you think the cluster-makers will purchase?
I love Linux, and I love hacking stuff, but I don't expect a company to lose money so I can hack their stuff.
Besides, I guarantee you that hackers will find a way around this. They always do.
I know it is a pain,but I try to buy stuff from people and companies that don't want to take away my rights.