News flash: Sony still evil
Aug. 29th, 2007 09:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
johnridleyhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/29/sony_rootkit_controversy/
Even though they "learned their lesson" with the rootkit on their CDs last year, this year they're shipping USB thumb drives with rootkit-like behavior.
I'm sorry they insist on acting like that; they do have a few nice pieces of equipment, but they're not getting my $$. I got a Panasonic camcorder this year instead of a Sony (not that the Panasonic isn't good too, but Sony didn't even get considered for purchase due to evilness, so I don't know if Sony has a model that would have been better for me).
Belkin's on the "evil" list too, and they just lost $35 of my money last weekend when I bought a D-Link router instead of one of theirs that was actually cheaper.
Even though they "learned their lesson" with the rootkit on their CDs last year, this year they're shipping USB thumb drives with rootkit-like behavior.
I'm sorry they insist on acting like that; they do have a few nice pieces of equipment, but they're not getting my $$. I got a Panasonic camcorder this year instead of a Sony (not that the Panasonic isn't good too, but Sony didn't even get considered for purchase due to evilness, so I don't know if Sony has a model that would have been better for me).
Belkin's on the "evil" list too, and they just lost $35 of my money last weekend when I bought a D-Link router instead of one of theirs that was actually cheaper.
