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The thing that struck me first about this was the fact that it is in impeccable English, yet written as a kid would write. Something smells funny about that.

What is to stop a competitor of Sony from trying to take them down under the guise of disenfranchised youth.

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.. how about that it was written by an intelligent adult, intentionally using a childish voice for dramatic effect?

Cracking often has a playful tone to it.

Funny, I didn't notice until you mentioned that. It is nicely written, and apostrophe use seems all right. :-)

Not sure if I buy the "as a kid would write" bit, but it is surprising to see this. Maybe the hacker just took 10 mins and proofread his own text?

Or maybe we shouldn't stereotype, and assume these people - like you and I - can use proper grammar without even having to spend 10 minutes proofreading?

Speak for yourself, I have to proofread and edit everything I write! :-)

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