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Sony was a bad, bad, company...shame, shame
Well it appears this situation has not hurt Sony's bottom line...yet. But I'm sure it will soon. The problem is we see this news here on Zdnet, but as usual, not on other mainstream media. At least not in a way that people understand the scope of this invasion.

I don't necessarily agree with No_Axe either. I know a lot of people that plays CDs on their computer. But in a corporate environment, this is mainly not accepted because of problems it could cause the computer. And many music CDs have software, videos and such making them even less acceptable in a business.

It also appears that this technology is very limited and Sony knew this. It was not about copy protection, it was about tracking users activity. Anybody with the least bit of intelligence can circumvent the protection; so it wasn't about protecting the copyright. After all, who would spend the money Sony did for faulty software unless that was not their main intention.

Bad Sony, bad dog.
Posted by: Physco Dude   Posted on: 11/22/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Rootkit band  SQLServer | 11/21/05
Hey, if your going to buy a Celine Dion CD, you get what you deserve.  chrislovesdana | 11/21/05
Hey, I like C?line Dion!!!  LuckyCharm | 11/21/05
Thanks for showing your prejudice!  ShadeTree | 11/22/05
Unfortunately, they also did this to  ebrke | 11/22/05
We get what we deserve  shraven | 11/21/05
No Backlash  chromeronin | 11/21/05
You and everyone else should be thrilled  nomorems | 11/21/05
Ignorance is bliss  dtfinch | 11/21/05
"Ignorance" is the whole issue here.....  shawkins | 11/21/05
Click "I Agree"  Middle of the Road | 11/22/05
You Are So Right  Mike2575 | 11/22/05
Sony  rhowerton@... | 11/21/05
Rootkit, dooohhh, how could that be a bad thingy  Boot_Agnostic | 11/21/05
hmmm  nomorems | 11/21/05
Ahhhhhhh  Middle of the Road | 11/22/05
I bought a CD - specifically for the rootkit  syrynxx | 11/21/05
Not a bad idea if.....  Betelgeuse58 | 11/23/05
Give it time  tic swayback | 11/21/05
Proves that consumers are Idiots  Suicida| | 11/21/05
Not *all* consumers  Jack-Booted EULA | 11/21/05
As I have been saying, you guys are a tiny minority.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/21/05
Not just that  DarthRidiculous | 11/21/05
hmmm  NemesisNL | 11/21/05
They might....  James T. Kirk | 11/22/05
minority/majority  Middle of the Road | 11/22/05
Not quite accurate  voska | 11/22/05
Things like this will help  tic swayback | 11/22/05
Really??  g_ludlow | 11/22/05
No_Ax is right on target  John Zern | 11/21/05
Yet...  DarthRidiculous | 11/21/05
That CD player in you computer counts too  voska | 11/22/05
My comment is quite logical, Your's is ilogical  John Zern | 11/22/05
Tell that to these guys  tic swayback | 11/22/05
Interesting link, tic, BUT  Betelgeuse58 | 11/23/05
Rootkit PLAYER  ddagolfr | 11/21/05
Sony Sailing Past Rootkit Controversy  wole@... | 11/21/05
You are no Mike Cox...  BitTwiddler | 11/22/05
And you support virii?  DarbyOhara | 11/22/05
Copy restrictions do not work, never will  voska | 11/22/05
Sony isn't sailing past anything...  BitTwiddler | 11/22/05
Simple Explaination  csa0307 | 11/22/05
Exactly....  DarbyOhara | 11/22/05
Did I miss something?  Uncle Buck | 11/22/05
I guess I was the fool...  Media-Ted@... | 11/22/05
That doesn't work  Boot_Agnostic | 11/22/05
Sony was a bad, bad, company...shame, shame  Physco Dude | 11/22/05
Sony/BMG not on Xmas shopping lists  hgh9mrp@... | 11/23/05
Too late  Boot_Agnostic | 11/23/05
When are we going to get the uninstall software?!  msmitchel | 11/23/05
All of these ppl are morons who deserve what they get:  Betelgeuse58 | 11/23/05
Sony is taking advantage or ignorance.  VnutZ | 11/25/05

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