I know it hasn't, but the Watchdog report (at least when I watched it) didn't mention anything about the launch price.  It merely said (and I quote) "400 pounds is the cost" at 1:04 in this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRyRxKlo9-o .   

 Secondly, there's still no guarantee that what Iain Lee did was in accordance with the Honor Code that you mentioned.  Better yet, I'd like to see this Honor Code you speak of because I certainly did not see any disclaimers regarding the existence of such a code.  I should know what an Honor Code means seeing as how I went to Caltech; you want Honor Code?  Have some Honor Code: http://www.admissions.caltech.edu/techers/honorcode . 

 Third, the "already proven to be a lie" part, I'm curious about where you're getting such figures from because last I checked, SquareTrade mostly covers warranty issues for the US market despite its eBay and Yahoo! arrangements.  Fourth, Microsoft didn't bother to publish fail rates and initially blamed the fiasco on the end users.  You could argue the same with Sony but the difference is that Sony was willing to publish fail rate figures, which is at least something that people can work with.  As for Sony laying the blame on end-users part, I haven't seen such articles from Sony yet so feel free to fill me in on that. 

 Fifth, did you not read item 18 on SCEUK's response?  Here, I'll post it for you: 

 18. I regret to say that neither the correspondence to date, nor the “PlayStation Repair Action Team” stunt, have given me much confidence that you are treating this issue fairly. If the report is broadcast in what appears to be its current form, SCEUK will scrutinise its accuracy and will take all necessary steps to protect its reputation and that of the PS3. Unsupported and potentially misleading allegations of the sort that the BBC appears, from the correspondence to date, to be planning to make concerning the reliability of the PS3 could do significant commercial and reputational harm to Sony and its brands. This is particularly so, given the recent, highly successful launch of the new, slimmer model PS3 and the fact that the last quarter of the year is the busiest sales period for the consumer electronics industry.  
 http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/sony-tackles-bbc-over-ps3-failure-report 

 I'm no bureaucrat, but that sounds like the polite way of saying "bias".  (  )