I wonder if Sony have seen this?

columbus · 08-01-2009, 07:10 AM

The daily mail have placed a large picture of a Sony PRS505 in an article about Amazon removing purchased content from the kindle without customer consent resulting in a class action by a student against Amazon.

The photo caption appears to imply that Amazon are 'hacking' into customers' Sony 505 e-readers

Bet Sony are pleased for the publicity!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1203527/

Click me

K-Thom · 08-01-2009, 07:27 AM

Well, as the old saying goes: "If you've seen one reading device, you've seen them all" ...

kacir · 08-01-2009, 07:31 AM

Those journalists!
Phew!
The illustration clearly illustrates how much they care about the accuracy of the information they publish in their rag.
All you need to find out something is very wrong is to look at the picture saying SONY in big letters.

doreenjoy · 08-01-2009, 08:12 AM

Of course they printed a picture of the Sony...it's so much prettier than a Kindle.

Ea · 08-01-2009, 09:52 AM

Oops!

zelda_pinwheel · 08-01-2009, 09:54 AM

what's that saying ? there's no such thing as bad publicity ?

=X= · 08-01-2009, 01:09 PM

God what a horrible article. This person got all their facts wrong.
How could they misconstrue the facts so much to say amazon hacked in to the kindle ti delete pirated books?

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

what's that saying ? there's no such thing as bad publicity ?

Not when it comes t o new technology then people are quick to pit bad press (true or not) against it.

In this case the whole story is a blow to the ebook industry.
=X=

Andybaby · 08-02-2009, 01:15 AM

well the kindle isn't in the UK.

the UK only has the 505 (and a few others but the 505 in the uk is the big one)

if they showed a picture of a kindle people will have no idea what it is. but atleast a few of them have seen the 505. also the story takes place in the states, so anyone reading the article would say. silly americans!

krischik · 08-02-2009, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andybaby

well the kindle isn't in the UK.

Did you notice the "Comments (0)" - I added a comment ony to find out they need to be moderated. So I guess it realy means "non daily mail critical Comments (0)".

Martin

kacir · 08-02-2009, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krischik

Did you notice the "Comments (0)" - I added a comment ony to find out they need to be moderated. So I guess it realy means "non daily mail critical Comments (0)".

I added comment as well.
I guess, they did not like it either. I wonder why

They STILL haven't changed the illustration.

08-01-2009, 07:10 AM	#1
columbus Wizard Posts: 999 Karma: 5487540 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In my own imagination. Device: Sony Prs 650, 505	I wonder if Sony have seen this? The daily mail have placed a large picture of a Sony PRS505 in an article about Amazon removing purchased content from the kindle without customer consent resulting in a class action by a student against Amazon. The photo caption appears to imply that Amazon are 'hacking' into customers' Sony 505 e-readers Bet Sony are pleased for the publicity! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1203527/ Click me Attached Thumbnails Last edited by columbus; 08-01-2009 at 07:13 AM.

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08-01-2009, 07:31 AM	#3
kacir Wizard Posts: 3,466 Karma: 10684861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	Those journalists! Phew! The illustration clearly illustrates how much they care about the accuracy of the information they publish in their rag. All you need to find out something is very wrong is to look at the picture saying SONY in big letters.

08-01-2009, 08:12 AM	#4
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	Of course they printed a picture of the Sony...it's so much prettier than a Kindle.

08-01-2009, 09:52 AM	#5
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	Oops!

08-01-2009, 09:54 AM	#6
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	what's that saying ? there's no such thing as bad publicity ?

08-02-2009, 01:15 AM	#8
Andybaby Wizard Posts: 1,279 Karma: 1002683 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Device: PRS-700	well the kindle isn't in the UK. the UK only has the 505 (and a few others but the 505 in the uk is the big one) if they showed a picture of a kindle people will have no idea what it is. but atleast a few of them have seen the 505. also the story takes place in the states, so anyone reading the article would say. silly americans!