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    lik-sang bye bye

    goodbye lik-sang ;_; fuck you sony!

    http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3901

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    Wow, just when I thought Sony couldnt suck enough with the PS3, they do this.

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    What the fuck sony?

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    lik-sang was awesome. fuck sony.

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    "The list of PSP related Sony Europe orders reads like the who's who of the videogames industry, and includes Ray Maguire (Managing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd), Alan Duncan (UK Marketing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd), Chris Sorrell (Creative Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd), Rob Parkin (Development Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited), just to name a few."

    lol, owned

    what the fuck sony

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    wow, thats pretty harsh, sony likes to curb stomp fans

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    Quote Originally Posted by liksang
    Hong Kong, October 24th of 2006 - Lik-Sang.com, the popular gaming retailer from Hong Kong, has today announced that it is forced to close down due to multiple legal actions brought against it by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sony claimed that Lik-Sang infringed its trade marks, copyright and registered design rights by selling Sony PSP consoles from Asia to European customers, and have recently obtained a judgment in the High Court of London (England) rendering Lik-Sang's sales of PSP consoles unlawful.

    As of today, Lik-Sang.com will not be in the position to accept any new orders and will cancel and refund all existing orders that have already been placed. Furthermore, Lik-Sang is working closely with banks and PayPal to refund any store credits held by the company, and the customer support department is taking care of any open transactions such as pending RMAs or repairs and shipping related matters. The staff of Lik-Sang will make sure that nobody will get hurt in the crossfire of this ordeal.

    A Sony spokesperson declined to comment directly on the lawsuit against Lik-Sang, but recently went on to tell Gamesindustry.biz that "ultimately, we're trying to protect consumers from being sold hardware that does not conform to strict EU or UK consumer safety standards, due to voltage supply differences et cetera; is not - in PS3's case - backwards compatible with either PS1 or PS2 software; will not play European Blu-Ray movies or DVDs; and will not be covered by warranty".

    Lik Sang strongly disagrees with Sony's opinion that their customers need this kind of protection and pointed out that PSP consoles shipped from Lik-Sang contained genuine Sony 100V-240V AC Adapters that carry CE and other safety marks and are compatible world wide. All PSP consoles were in conformity with all EU and UK consumer safety regulations.

    Furthermore, Sony have failed to disclose to the London High Court that not only the world wide gaming community in more than 100 countries relied on Lik-Sang for their gaming needs, but also Sony Europe's very own top directors repeatedly got their Sony PSP hard or software imports in nicely packed Lik-Sang parcels with free Lik-Sang Mugs or Lik-Sang Badge Holders, starting just two days after Japan's official release, as early as 14th of December 2004 (more than nine months earlier than the legal action). The list of PSP related Sony Europe orders reads like the who's who of the videogames industry, and includes Ray Maguire (Managing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd), Alan Duncan (UK Marketing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd), Chris Sorrell (Creative Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd), Rob Parkin (Development Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited), just to name a few.

    "Today is Sony Europe victory about PSP, tomorrow is Sony Europe’s ongoing pressure about PlayStation 3. With this precedent set, next week could already be the stage for complaints from Sony America about the same thing, or from other console manufacturers about other consoles to other regions, or even from any publisher about any specific software title to any country they don’t see fit. It’s the beginning of the end... of the World as we know it", stated Pascal Clarysse, formerly known as the Marketing Manager of Lik-Sang.com.

    "Blame it on Sony. That's the latest dark spot in their shameful track record as gaming industry leader. The Empire finally 'won', few dominating retailers from the UK probably will rejoice the news, but everybody else in the gaming world lost something today."
    Man everyday I wonder what the fuck Sony is thinking.

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    Seriously what the hell is sony thinking, lik-sang is actually doing them more good than harm in the long run.

    Sony must be desperate for cash since Wii is going to beat them hands down when it's released

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    This is offical, I am no longer buying a ps3, sony does not diserve the money from my pocket. Fuck you sony, I have lost hope.

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    I guess it's a good thing that the replacement PS2 motherboard-eject/reset button ribbon cable I bought from lik-sang arrived last Friday then, eh? What the fuck Sony indeed.

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    -chooo chooo- sony hating bandwagon coming through -chooo chooo-

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    PS what ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vixy
    -chooo chooo- sony hating bandwagon coming through -chooo chooo-
    Choo choo blind ps3 fanboy coming through. Sony is fucking retarded and the ps3 is going to drop like the fucking Titanic only there won't be a shitty movie about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vixy
    -chooo chooo- sony hating bandwagon coming through -chooo chooo-
    chugachugachugachuga sony fan bitch, next stop, sony fan bitch, next stop chugachugachugachugachuga

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vixy
    -chooo chooo- sony hating bandwagon coming through -chooo chooo-
    Now why would we hate a company that shuts down the best import store around... hmm

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    Blind ps3 fan? Sorry but I'm not getting one

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    You all do know that in November of 2002 Lik Sang was sue'd by Microsoft and Nintendo for selling for selling Mod chips. Wonder what would have happened had Microsoft and Nintendo won many years ago. Seems like they been doing illegal shit for years, and the law is the law. I didn't know it was Ok to break some laws and not break others.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Not Kuno
    Quote Originally Posted by Vixy
    -chooo chooo- sony hating bandwagon coming through -chooo chooo-
    Choo choo blind ps3 fanboy coming through. Sony is fucking retarded and the ps3 is going to drop like the fucking Titanic only there won't be a shitty movie about it.
    aaaaahahaha!

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    Mod chips in themselves are not illegal.

    What you do with them, is the illegal part. Lik-sang won because of that argument. Sony probably wanted to sue them for that as well, but since Lik-sang already won on two counts previously, that already set legal precedent... so what does Sony do? Sue based on something as stupid as selling 'consoles meant for one market to another'.

    Sony better be prepared for some backlash.. but as all big conglomerates know... they'll weather the storm.

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    It's kinda like getting Al Capone on tax evasion because you can't pin him for murder. Cept noone is dying, and everyone likes Al Capone except the government in my misguided analogy.

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