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Sony Raises Price of Whitney Houston's Music 30 Minutes After Death

First time accepted submitter M.Nunez writes "Just 30 minutes after Whitney Houston died, Sony Music raised the price of Houston's greatest hits album, 'Ultimate Collection,' on iTunes and Amazon. Many technologists, including chairman of the NY Tech Meetup Andrew Rasiej, suggests that Sony should be boycotted for the move. In a tweet, Rasiej wrote, 'Geez Sony raised price on Whitney Houston's music 30 min after death was announced. #FAIL...We should boycott Sony.'"

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  1. Re:We should boycott only now? by justforgetme · · Score: -1, Troll

    You are helplessly wrong sir, but for what it's worth:

    Whitney Houston's music got a price inflation because the projected desirability skyrocketed upon news of her death. (classic capitalism)

    Also since you tried to give me one, here is your psych evaluation:

    "You would be ashamed for profiting through murder."
    Ok, no arguments to that. Nobody suggested Sony murdered Whitney Houston. Are you projecting your psychopathic tendencies on me?

    "You think that I should be ashamed because I identify a commonly occurring non productive social behavior"
    Well, good luck with that. I think you are starting to lean on the delusional though. Keep reading and you'll see.

    "You imply that I said: 'being part of the herd is as bad as profiting for murder' "
    Well you definitely are twisting my words here, I will give you a chance to confess that you are just part of the herd and therefore became subject to your own anger once you got informed of your status by my previous post. If you don't I guess there is nothing I could suggest that you would actually do. I still am obliged to suggest you see a psychiatrist for a condition that most probably stems from a childhood anxiety disorder with sociological aspects.

    Well everything from the last sentence on is quite pointless. Still in reply to you wasting my time and because I just can help myself:
    "You don't want to profit from something that doesn't add value to society."
    Fair enough. Kill yourself, here's 100$.

    cheers

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