Nickname: SonySucks

Review: http://www.sony-sucks.com is also not owned by Sony.

Date reviewed: Jan 1, 2007 11:08 AM

Nickname: Tonto

Review: I bought a Sony 200 watt amp in the '70s, it had a new technology volume control that was very smooth to roll but after about six months everytime I "rolled" it the amp responded with incredibly loud hisses corresponding to the turn. I work in the TV world freelance, Sony video products are like gasoline. Everyone uses them and I have always thought "must be nice to have an entire market willing to buy only your product/s." I have recently acquired some other Sony products but don't mind saying it was a set of trepiditious purchases because I couldn't convince myself that Sony was going to be the best for me having purchased "bad" equipment from them in the past. And last year in an effort to query Sony about some product, I tried contacting Sony in N.Y. Found the phone inhouse directory and proceeded to dial everyone's extension. No one was in. Linus Torvald probably has installed an AI there, and everyone went home to collect their paychecks. Panasonic has nice video equipment.

Date reviewed: Apr 12, 2006 11:15 AM

Nickname: riju

Review: Sony price should be revised and provided cheaper as others have.

Date reviewed: Dec 30, 2005 1:26 PM

Nickname: sean

Review: I would like to respond to the "knee-jerkers" who are suggesting those of us who are angry with this situation yet use computers are all hypocrites. Might I remind you, spyware is not just reserved for P2P software. The issue here was that it (the Sony Rootkit) was being done behind consumer's backs. If you read the original Sysinternal article that started it all http://snipurl.com/jcbh you will see that it was the sneaky virus-like stealth methods being used that provoked consumer ire. It was the fact that even if you were savvy enough to find the program and remove it, your computer would be destroyed. An exaggeration perhaps, but not far from the truth either.

Date reviewed: Dec 15, 2005 8:35 PM

Nickname: sdillinger

Review: I agree exactly with Dave's comments. I find it very hypocritical that so many install P2P such as Limewire and Soulseek programs voluntarily on their computers which contian adware and spyware. People download files from these networks knowing well the risks involved in getting a virus. No one complains about that or boycotts them. Anyone who has a P2P software on his/her computer and bashes Sony is a damn hypocrite! You can't blame a company for protecting its investment. Get over it!

Date reviewed: Dec 8, 2005 4:05 AM

Nickname: HK

Review: Not sure what some commenters' gripes against buying Sony's televisions or cameras really have to do with CDs being on the shelves at WalMart. Isn't that Walmart's fault for not removing them? They too should be sending the bill back to Sony BMG. The part of Sony that makes CDs isn't even "Sony" itself, just a music division that's owned 50/50 with BMG. BMG owns a whole bunch of other companies--like Random House. Are you going to to boycott books for your kids too?

Date reviewed: Dec 7, 2005 1:05 AM

Nickname: geemodo

Review: I used to be a heavy Sony fan, until this rootkit! Everything I had was Sony -- from high-tech audio to low- tech cameras, PlayStation(s). Even I have a first issue AIBO. But now I know I will avoid Sony like the plague. I may be just one, but I am sure there are many more. I did not look at Xbox before, but I know it will be a Xbox 360 not PS3, however good PS3 is going to be. Google "geemodo +sony"; you will see how much it hurt me. Belive me, I did not have any of the said CDs.

Date reviewed: Dec 6, 2005 8:22 PM

Nickname: kyguy

Review: Bought a Sony PC in 2001. Cleanup of the shovelware that came with it, plus the nags, which were a bigger headache than most nags, was a big effort. Hardware has been solid, no failures. But I will avoid any company that wants to covertly put and run stuff on any electronic devices I own or use.

Date reviewed: Dec 6, 2005 5:17 PM

Nickname: anon

Review: Jeff Hellman, quoted in the article as vowing not to buy any more Sony product, may find that rather harder than he realizes. Hellman says he will opt for a Nikon digital still camera instead of a Sony one -- but chances are very high that the Nikon camera he plans to buy is based on a Sony CCD image sensor, and quite possibly a few other Sony components besides.

Date reviewed: Dec 6, 2005 5:01 PM

Nickname: Dave

Review: I think everyone is overreacting. Sony has great products for the most part, and I am sure Sony didn't intend to cause a fuss. And I am sure that they didn't know that their DRM rootkit software would allow viruses to get into your computer. You might as well go after Microsoft. Internet Explorer is full of holes that allow such things. Sony is just trying to protect their interests. Yeah, they made a mistake. But how many of you are still using Windows? You go crawling back to Microsoft after all the mistakes they make. IMHO, this is getting out of hand. Sony is not any worse than any other record label for trying to keep their content from being pirated. Sheeeesh

Date reviewed: Dec 5, 2005 9:56 PM