That it has the name SONY attached to it ensures that if I were interested I would still avoid it like a plague victim. I’ve nothing but suspicion for a company that is willing to give you a free rootkit and think it won’t matter to the computer owner. Sony can keep their offerings, DRM or no.

They’ve made a serious mistake in putting out the rootkit, another in trying to not own up to it, and yet more when offering to fix it. I’ve no trust in them nor do I believe they would ever do the right thing at any point. Better to keep my money and do without something I don’t need for free.

I wish that were true, but many of my friends don’t know about it, or if they do, that would not stop them from buying Sony products. I told that to one Residential Advisor, and he said he is still planning to buy the Sony Playstation 3 (when it comes out). As much as I tried to avoid Sony, there are movies I watched which are from them (like the Da Vinci Code, Click) and I still plan to watch Spider-Man 3 next year.

My argument is made, Sony has recovered from their mistake financially, unless, of course, the author intended reputation-wise. But even so, what ultimately matters is whether or not they will continue to thrive as a company, and so far, the rootkit-fiasco appears to be only a bump in the road.

BUT, it’s a Jessica Simpson song… No wonder they “played down the significance of the release,”. I’d be embaerassed to release it period. Then again, there’s no accounting for taste, mine included.
Yay for no DRM!

yes, and if anyone in the industry expects the consumer to lay down and take it in the a**, well that aint happenin’ either sucka’…..

…unless the MNC’s install the non-net neutral internet they so desperately want, then we’re all screwed again and the potential for society to take a great leap forward and shed the corrupt and un-democratic nature of unchecked capitalism and concentration of economic power and by extension information.

I am sooooo sick of greed trumping the greater good for humanity in every facet of our existence, be it holding back cures for illness b/c it’s more profitable to treat the symptoms, or corporations finally realizing that the internet will eventually even the playing field for everyone, in so many ways (be it start VOIP phone companies, music production/distribution etc etc…..ARRRRRRRGH, the injustice and long-term harm to our society is oblivious to these pigopolists!

TT
sorry had to rant, we’re at a pivotal point in our technological existence and the lobbyists are going to turn back the clock and try and herd us like sheep again.