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kdmoyers 1 days ago [-]
I don't claim this is something to be proud of, but from that scandal to this day, I buy nothing from Sony, and neither does my company. Trust counts.
inigyou 1 days ago [-]
Good for you - you avoided having any purchased movies deleted from your playstation.
azalemeth 1 days ago [-]
> I don't claim this is something to be proud of, but from that scandal to this day, I buy nothing from Sony, and neither does my company. Trust counts.
I also haven't bought anything from Sony since then. I used to have a walkman, stereo etc from them. Customer lost and I've gone out of my way to steer others away from them. This scandal really showed what Sony thought of their customers, and it holds true to this day.
anenefan 1 days ago [-]
If I could I avoided sony and steered a number of other people away from them ... it was a good call [1]
Also goes for the Foo Fighters (their album in your honor had this DRM). Dave Grohl and his minions can kiss my entire unwashed ass on a hot day.
felooboolooomba 1 days ago [-]
I do the same. Not out of pride but basic morals.
sekh60 1 days ago [-]
Same here.
dwaite 1 days ago [-]
I actually consider the Sony BMG rootkit as the beginning of commercial malware. The antivirus companies knew it existed, but did not flag it partially because it was by a legitimate company with a legal department, and not an unknown developer or dubious organization like viruses up to that point.
hulitu 13 hours ago [-]
> The antivirus companies knew it existed, but did not flag it partially because it was by a legitimate company
Just like Google today with play protect. From this point of view, Sony was a pioneer. /s
I also haven't bought anything from Sony since then. I used to have a walkman, stereo etc from them. Customer lost and I've gone out of my way to steer others away from them. This scandal really showed what Sony thought of their customers, and it holds true to this day.
[1] https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/sony-slammed-over-new-data-b...
Also goes for the Foo Fighters (their album in your honor had this DRM). Dave Grohl and his minions can kiss my entire unwashed ass on a hot day.
Just like Google today with play protect. From this point of view, Sony was a pioneer. /s