whats the big deal?
1. im pretty sure very few ps3s were bought to run linux on them, and on each one that actually was, sony lost a lot of money...
it was a retarded idea to begin with cause for consoles the hw is financed through the purchase of games... which linux users wont buy...
2. the update isnt mandatory, and people who run linux on their ps3s now, most likely wont give a rats 4ss about the new features the latest or future firmware releases bring as they use linux anyways to watch and stream videos, no?