Ahh ... I'm an infrequent visitor here, so your reference was lost on me. <sigh>
Yes, I'm aware of this risk, but given that Sony's repair facility has quoted a price of US$1,200 to repair this particular RX1 to proper working order, its present value is a few hundred dollars at best, which is marginally within my risk tolerance level. I was really only keeping it as a potential parts camera for my other RX1, but then I discovered I could zone-focus it using the macro ring and began using it for both street and tripod-based photography, where its (broken) autofocus capability wasn't needed (and despite focusing it via the macro ring, presumably a less than optimal way of doing so considering it has a floating element, it actually captures slightly sharper photos than my "good" RX1.) We shall see...