Sony - The Ruthless Empire

I thought Wal-Mart were a pretty ruthless company, but Sony takes this
biscuit!

http://www.pressstartonline.co.uk/view.php?item=171

Lik-Sang was one of my favourite online stores.

I won't ever be buying another Sony product again. This is just simply
very spiteful outrageous paranoid protectionist behaviour. I won't be
buying any products from a company that acts like this that's for
sure!

I think if I get a new system anytime soon I'll probably go for the
Nintendo Wii. It might not have the power of an XBox or a PS3, but
that's not what it's all about. It's about the fun factor. It's also
about money in the pocket too and Wii is a lot cheaper, and more
affordable than the other 7th generation games consoles, and probably
more innovative anyway with it's fancy controllers.

I think that this time Nintendo have finally got it spot on and they
really needed to for their main console because they have been
slumping with the last three. Another good thing is it will be here
before Christmas and there will be plenty of them. That can only be
good news.

John

In alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 John <supersm@shi.com> wrote:
> I thought Wal-Mart were a pretty ruthless company, but Sony takes this
> biscuit!

> http://www.pressstartonline.co.uk/view.php?item=171

> Lik-Sang was one of my favourite online stores.

> I won't ever be buying another Sony product again. This is just simply
> very spiteful outrageous paranoid protectionist behaviour. I won't be
> buying any products from a company that acts like this that's for
> sure!

Sony wasn't the first to apply pressure to Lik-Sang (nor was this even
Sony's first interaction with Lik-Sang). Lots of companies, including
Nintendo, have threatend Lik-Sang over the products they sold, but
Lik-Sang usually backed down. In this case, however, Sony filed a number
of lawsuits all over Europe, making it impossible for Lik-Sang to defend
itself in court without totally going bankrupt, so they shut down, took
whatever money they'd made, and ran. I'm pretty sure they'll resurface
in some form elsewhere.

Furthermore, I think Sony went beyond simple threats this time because the
PS3 seems to violate a regulation in England (and maybe the rest of
Europe?) regarding how much power a small appliance is allowed to
consume. Apparentally the PS3 is VERY power hungry - consuming more power
than even most high-end gaming PCs. I further suspect this is also why
Sony abruptly dropped Europe from the initial launch of the PS3 as neither
Japan nor the US have such a regulation.

Anyways, this tactic that Sony used is what's called a SLAP in the US.
It's when a large company tries to sue an individual or smaller company in
hopes they'll "just go away" - using the court as a form of extortion.
Such suits aren't legal in the US (judges will dismiss or throw them out -
and allow the victim's counter-lawsuit to procede) but in Europe...

> I think if I get a new system anytime soon I'll probably go for the
> Nintendo Wii. It might not have the power of an XBox or a PS3, but
> that's not what it's all about. It's about the fun factor. It's also
> about money in the pocket too and Wii is a lot cheaper, and more
> affordable than the other 7th generation games consoles, and probably
> more innovative anyway with it's fancy controllers.

I still have serious doubts about how useful the Wii's controller is
actually going to be. I also have some doubts about Nintendo's overall
business model. Sure, sell older games online. I might be interested in
a handful of those. But $8 for a NES game? I don't think so. Well,
it'll be interesting to see how things shape up.

--
Win cash and giftcards just for clicking your mouse!
http://www.netwinner.com/?signupCode=amuro98

On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:55:47 +0000, John <supersm@shi.com> wrote:

>I won't ever be buying another Sony product again.

Yes you will.

John wrote:
> I thought Wal-Mart were a pretty ruthless company, but Sony takes this
> biscuit!
>
> http://www.pressstartonline.co.uk/view.php?item=171
>
> Lik-Sang was one of my favourite online stores.
>
> I won't ever be buying another Sony product again. This is just simply
> very spiteful outrageous paranoid protectionist behaviour. I won't be
> buying any products from a company that acts like this that's for
> sure!
>
> I think if I get a new system anytime soon I'll probably go for the
> Nintendo Wii. It might not have the power of an XBox or a PS3, but
> that's not what it's all about. It's about the fun factor. It's also
> about money in the pocket too and Wii is a lot cheaper, and more
> affordable than the other 7th generation games consoles, and probably
> more innovative anyway with it's fancy controllers.
>
> I think that this time Nintendo have finally got it spot on and they
> really needed to for their main console because they have been
> slumping with the last three. Another good thing is it will be here
> before Christmas and there will be plenty of them. That can only be
> good news.
>
> John
>
>

You shouldn't buy Sony products because of the root-kits.

You shouldn't buy a Sony product because of the lifelong Sony
Philosophy.

They just like to make something and then try and improve on it
afterwards. The problem is what they usually make to start with is a
pile of crap.

John

"John" <gugzb@nny.com> wrote in message
news:te2sm256ht2p14nejo1tcp7012psm7h9cq@4ax.com...
> You shouldn't buy a Sony product because of the lifelong Sony
> Philosophy.
>
> They just like to make something and then try and improve on it
> afterwards. The problem is what they usually make to start with is a
> pile of crap.
>
> John

Isn't that also why your Mom and Dad decided to have more kids after you?

Playstation was for all, Playstation 3 is for Bourgeoisie.

"Android" <androvich@NOSPAMcomcast.net> a écrit dans le message de news:
GNOdnWNET6gVoPPYnZ2dnUVZ_sidnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
> "John" <gugzb@nny.com> wrote in message
> news:te2sm256ht2p14nejo1tcp7012psm7h9cq@4ax.com...
>> You shouldn't buy a Sony product because of the lifelong Sony
>> Philosophy.
>>
>> They just like to make something and then try and improve on it
>> afterwards. The problem is what they usually make to start with is a
>> pile of crap.
>>
>> John
>
> Isn't that also why your Mom and Dad decided to have more kids after you?
>
>
>
>

On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:10:14 -0800, "Android"
<androvich@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote:

>
>"John" <gugzb@nny.com> wrote in message
>news:te2sm256ht2p14nejo1tcp7012psm7h9cq@4ax.com.. .
>> You shouldn't buy a Sony product because of the lifelong Sony
>> Philosophy.
>>
>> They just like to make something and then try and improve on it
>> afterwards. The problem is what they usually make to start with is a
>> pile of crap.
>>
>> John
>
>Isn't that also why your Mom and Dad decided to have more kids after you?

Yep it is. They thought that they couldn't have another kid that
screamed so much and put them through so much pain. The unfortunate
thing is I got all the good DNA. The one that came after me wasn't so
lucky. Third one came out alright though.

John

On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:15:17 +0100, <@club-internet.fr> wrote:

>Playstation was for all, Playstation 3 is for Bourgeoisie.

What's a Bourgeoisie? Is that similar to the Borg from Star Trek or
something?

John

John wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:15:17 +0100, <@club-internet.fr> wrote:
>
>>Playstation was for all, Playstation 3 is for Bourgeoisie.
>
> What's a Bourgeoisie? Is that similar to the Borg from Star Trek or
> something?

It's reference to prosperous middle class citizens, derived from a French
term referring to the wealthy merchant class. In Marxism, it's a reference
to the "capitalist class".

And, yes, it does seem that one would have to be well off to afford a PS3
(especially one offered on eBay).
--
Glenn Shaw • Indianapolis, IN USA
To reply by e-mail, remove "nospam" and swap "cast" and "net"