To be honest, I think it'll only have an impact for as long as it remains in the media spotlight. When the next big story or world event comes along, consumer amnesia will kick in and most things will go back to status quo.
I'm sure the legal ripples will continue...but the average person probably won't hear about a lot of it - if it's not covered much by mainstream media. The audience is too fractured these days.
Sony had that huge security breach a while back...and what overall impact did that have?
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