Sony can't win for losing

It's been a terrible year for them. The software debacle, falling
revenues, competition from more dynamic companies, Apple kicking their
a-- in the portable music bus, that spy software debacle. But you
know? Sony deserves it. They are the most arrogant group of jerks
(as a company) you could ever hope not to deal with.
Now this;

From dpreview.com:
Sony China Ltd has suspended sales of several compact cameras after
they failed quality tests carried out by China's National Camera
Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, according to a report by
Interfax China. Nine Sony cameras were selected for inspection and six
failed. The affected cameras are the DSC-H1, DSC-L1, DSC-P200, DSC-W7,
DSC-W5 and DSC-S90. Chinese consumers who purchased these cameras can
return them to Sony for a refund. There were also 13 cameras from
other manufacturers that failed quality tests.

Talk about humiliating.
-Rich

Rich

On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:15:34 -0500, Rich <> wrote:

>It's been a terrible year for them. The software debacle, falling
>revenues, competition from more dynamic companies, Apple kicking their
>a-- in the portable music bus, that spy software debacle. But you
>know? Sony deserves it. They are the most arrogant group of jerks
>(as a company) you could ever hope not to deal with.
>Now this;
>
>From dpreview.com:
>Sony China Ltd has suspended sales of several compact cameras after
>they failed quality tests carried out by China's National Camera
>Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, according to a report by
>Interfax China. Nine Sony cameras were selected for inspection and six
>failed. The affected cameras are the DSC-H1, DSC-L1, DSC-P200, DSC-W7,
>DSC-W5 and DSC-S90. Chinese consumers who purchased these cameras can
>return them to Sony for a refund. There were also 13 cameras from
>other manufacturers that failed quality tests.
>
>Talk about humiliating.

**Dang tootin, you might as well purchase Coby products instead. I
felt Sony was losing the plot a couple of years ago when I purchased a
Discman. My first Discman, purchased in the early 90s, lasted through
many years of constant use. My second one lasted barely six months
before it developed skipping problems, by the time I had it only 1
year it got tossed into the garbage.

Secondly, a few years ago, I purchased a CD carousel. Now what is the
first button you would place on a remote control? When they first
invented remote controls, do you think they said, let's make sure we
have a shuffle button! No, they put an on and off switch on it. Does
this Sony remote have an on and off button? Nope. Also, this is the
first CD player I own that actually manages to skip like a broken
record on occasion.

In October, I bought the new Alicia Keys live CD. I made the mistake
of wanting to listen to it. While I was typing in a file at work, I
slipped it into my computer. To my surprise, it indicated that it was
loading something on the computer before I could even react. It then
kicked up a EULA which I declined and it spit the disc back out. Weeks
later, come to find out, it loaded Mediamax software without my
permission. I legally purchased this item and now my privacy, my work
computer and my ability to listen to the CD have been violated and
compromised by this company. I don't download music nor do I have peer
to peer software on my computer and this is how I'm treated? Eff Sony.
I'll be going out of my way to avoid Sony as completely as possible.

They used to epitomize superior Japanese engineering and construction,
now it seems one gets the quickie Chinese crap you find on the shelves
at Walmart. I'm willing to pay for quality, it's just becoming harder
to find.

kaboomie

kaboom

I dunno, we are talking about China. The "quality test" they "failed"
could have simply been a missing "Made In China" sticker. :^)

- Jordan

Jordan

"Jordan" <> wrote in message
news: oups.com...
>I dunno, we are talking about China. The "quality test" they "failed"
> could have simply been a missing "Made In China" sticker. :^)
>
> - Jordan
>

More like a quality payment to some official.

Roy G

Tesco News

On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:15:34 -0500, Rich <> Gave us:

> But you
>know? Sony deserves it. They are the most arrogant group of jerks
>(as a company) you could ever hope not to deal with.
>Now this;


Just ask Michael. Hahahah... He thinks so too.

Roy L. Fuchs

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:10:38 GMT, (kaboom)
Gave us:

>**Dang tootin, you might as well purchase Coby products instead.


OMG, Sony is bad but they aren't that bad. I bought one of those DVD
players, and it would lose the sound part way through the flic ALL the
time! Without a resume feature, I would have to stop play, restart,
wait thru the menus, and then skip to the viewing point.

It was supposed to be a prog scan, with 5.1 outs. It had 'em but it
didn't work worth a ****. Sony can't be that bad.

Roy L. Fuchs

In article <>, dfs wrote:
>It's been a terrible year for them. The software debacle, falling
>revenues, competition from more dynamic companies, Apple kicking their
>a-- in the portable music bus, that spy software debacle. But you
>know? Sony deserves it. They are the most arrogant group of jerks
>(as a company) you could ever hope not to deal with.
>Now this;
>
>From dpreview.com:
>Sony China Ltd has suspended sales of several compact cameras after
>they failed quality tests carried out by China's National Camera
>Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, according to a report by
>Interfax China. Nine Sony cameras were selected for inspection and six
>failed. The affected cameras are the DSC-H1, DSC-L1, DSC-P200, DSC-W7,
>DSC-W5 and DSC-S90. Chinese consumers who purchased these cameras can
>return them to Sony for a refund. There were also 13 cameras from
>other manufacturers that failed quality tests.
>
>Talk about humiliating.
>-Rich
Talk about an oxymoron. China actually cares about quality?
You sure cant tell it by the **** they sell to the rest of the world.

GMAN

On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 01:57:18 GMT, Roy L. Fuchs
<> wrote:

>On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:10:38 GMT, (kaboom)
>Gave us:
>
>>**Dang tootin, you might as well purchase Coby products instead.
>
>
> OMG, Sony is bad but they aren't that bad. I bought one of those DVD
>players, and it would lose the sound part way through the flic ALL the
>time! Without a resume feature, I would have to stop play, restart,
>wait thru the menus, and then skip to the viewing point.
>
> It was supposed to be a prog scan, with 5.1 outs. It had 'em but it
>didn't work worth a ****. Sony can't be that bad.

**Hi Roy Sony is probably better than Coby, for sure. However, Sony
used to be synonymous with high quality. I'm more offended at their
actions, i.e., poor engineering, build quality, and, worse, this DRM
garbage. I expect nothing from Coby, but I expect a lot better from
Sony. It's shameful.

kaboomie

kaboom

kaboom wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 01:57:18 GMT, Roy L. Fuchs
> <> wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:10:38 GMT, (kaboom)
> >Gave us:
> >
> >>**Dang tootin, you might as well purchase Coby products instead.
> >
> >
> > OMG, Sony is bad but they aren't that bad. I bought one of those DVD
> >players, and it would lose the sound part way through the flic ALL the
> >time! Without a resume feature, I would have to stop play, restart,
> >wait thru the menus, and then skip to the viewing point.
> >
> > It was supposed to be a prog scan, with 5.1 outs. It had 'em but it
> >didn't work worth a ****. Sony can't be that bad.
>
> **Hi Roy Sony is probably better than Coby, for sure. However, Sony
> used to be synonymous with high quality. I'm more offended at their
> actions, i.e., poor engineering, build quality, and, worse, this DRM
> garbage. I expect nothing from Coby, but I expect a lot better from
> Sony. It's shameful.
>
> kaboomie

It used to be that you could buy cheap stuff or step up to Sony. Now,
Sony has descended to the ranks of cheap crap along with everyone else.
There's little reason to choose Sony over (say) Samsung or Panasonic
these days.

-goro-

Goro