Sony anti-customer technology roundup and time-line

[Thorin]

It's getting hard to keep up with all the new security blunders Sony keeps making.

So has anyone on here actually boycotted all Sony products?  I know a couple people from elsewhere who have...

[Cova]

Its been my policy to avoid Sony products since long before the whole rootkit thing started, just because I don't wanna pay a ton extra for the name, and not even that great of a product anyways.  But if they were to realease a product that was both the best in its class, and available at a reasonable price (and obviously something I need/want anyways) I'd still buy from them.

[Shayne]

I'm with Cova on this one actually.  I havent bought Sony in a long time due to them being greatly overpriced compared to other competing products.



Im also with him in the desire to buy something from them if i have a need, and they do compete on both a feature and a price.  Perhaps Sony is a better name in other markets, because locally (Canada), i just dont see them being the uber high quality, uber high technology they once were.

[Mr. Analog]

The only good products Sony has been associated with is the walkman and the playstation, just about everything else is crap.

[Thorin]

Heh, Sony's not on my list of quality manufacturers either.  I was more interested in finding out if there is a real backlash for Sony deriving from the rootkit issues that have come to light.

[Mr. Analog]

What surprises me is that so far very few of the affected artists have been upset by this. Interesting...

[Cova]

Well I wouldn't buy a copy-protected audio disk (they technically don't qualify as CDs) from any of the labels - so the Sony rootkit thing hasn't really had any effect on my music buying habits.

[Melbosa]

Nice wrap-up article on this: http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Business/2006/01/07/1382748-sun.html