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Originally Posted by ibm650
A few comments
Dealing with Sony is like dealing with the devil, rootkit on cd, eliminating linux on psx, not protecting user data.
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MobileRead has remained generally free of the "I Hate Sony!" silliness, but it does crop up now and then. Alas, let's really look at these complaints one at a time; let's give the devil his due.
The rootkit was 6 years ago, and Sony
did not write it, First4Internet did. Sony actually removed it from their CDs due to customer complaints (it appeared on approximately 6 CDs!). And now
all Sony music on iTunes is DRM-free. Very devilish of them!
Sony removed Linux from the PS3 because it was seldom utilized, and it allowed them to lower costs (the number one complaint about the PS3!). BTW, Apple removed support for "Classic" when they went Intel... and that raised no stink at all. I do wish Sony left Linux on the PS3, but I also am glad the PS3 became cheaper.
And, alas, you end with blaming the victim for the crime. Sony was hacked. They did not "fail to protect user data," they were broken in to by malicious hackers. Sony did not invite the hackers in, or even allow the hackers in. They had security in place, the hackers override that security and stole the data. Oh Sony, you are so positively
evil for being hacked!!
I'm actually glad Sony is helping with Pottermore. They have extensive experience with online RPGs, having designed some of the best. I am also hopeful that this means the ePUB books, and if they have DRM, that it will be Adobe ,which is the most-supported DRM (Sony, Nook, Kobo, etc.) out there right now.
-Pie