GIMX can require both technical skill and lots of money.
You will need:
Quote:A gaming mouse capable of doing 2000 DPI or more, 5600 recommended. $20-70.
Bluetooth:
Another computer capable of running Ubuntu, such as a laptop. (You might already have one, but then again you might not)
A compatible bluetooth adapter that can have it's Bluetooth Address changed. ($5-$20)
Appropriate skill to get Ubuntu running, working, and configured properly.
Enough knowledge so that you don't wipe out your hard drive when installing it. (Important if you want to keep Windows around.)
USB:
Any computer with USB ports. (XP and 7 recommended.)
Materials for USB board. ($10-$20)
Tools to build USB board.
Appropriate skill to get firmware ONTO USB board.
Skills at maniacal laughter as you realize that you can reprogram the breadboard to use it on a 360. (5 skill levels mandatory)
Granted that GIMX is the best way to use your KB/M on a console at the moment, it's very daunting to people who aren't that skilled in computer use.... not to mention that the price point, especially for that mouse, can drive people away. Of course, if they REALLY want to use it, the many PC players getting into this game that can do it, will do it. The only people that lose are the people without the skills and/or money to set it up for themselves.
Also, if CCP gimps KB/M for the sake of DS3ers, serious KB/Mers will go this route. If they buff DS3, GIMX and adapter users will get the same bonuses that the DS3 does.
Talk about those catch-22s.
All this campaigning against the KB/M is doing is limiting the control scheme to specific groups of players; it's not eliminating it. It's only going to get worse as the control scheme becomes more and more mainstream on consoles. As the minority gets larger and manufacturers/developers start deeming it profitable to cater to KB/M users, you are going to start seeing KB/M support appear in console titles. At this point, it's only a matter of becoming a large minority.
At least native support gives normal players the ability to try the scheme for themselves without having to spend insane amounts of money to purchase the adapter or set up the program necessary to get KB/M working in the first place.