If this were carbon sequestration technology, this would be an unbelievable breakthrough.
From TFA, this product will actually convert pollutants into, among other things, CO2. I don't know enough about the whole system to know if widespread use of this compound would actually be useful or not. (Or even detrimental in the long run?)
That is largely untrue. Only the blind corporations are ignoring the writing on the wall: this stuff *will* be regulated in the future.
Big corporations are spending big bucks right now to meet what they perceive as future regulations, at their leisure.
The thinking is that if they prepare now, when they have opportunities, they will be able to avoid having to shut down their processing while upgrades are done later. It's happening all over.
IAAEC. (I Am An Engineering Consultant)
...that although your average Sony consumer will have no friggin clue what a rootkit is, when the media or a tech-savvier friend describes the rootkit as a *virus*, as they have and will, that has a huge impact.
While "rootkit" is incomprehensible to your average joe, a *virus* can destroy his computer and stop joe from getting to his football scores. Or stop Joanne from getting to her shopping. Or even steal either one's personal info and stop the happy couple from getting to their money at all.
Computer viruses are the bogeyman to most computer users, and getting the idea (correct or not) that Sony may have knowingly put one on their computer, without their ability to detect or remove, means a great deal.
Sure, in the end maybe only 0.1% of the population will know what a Root Kit is, but the negativity that trickles down through tech news sites because of that could have a huge impact on the long-term popularity of the system.
I agree with almost everything you said, but I think you underestimate the percentage of the population who knows about the rootkit BS and is livid about it. I'm not in the top 0.1% or even 1% of the techiest people in the country. I also freely admit that I don't really know how a computer OS works on a programming level. But I do know that the BMG rootkit can be likened to a cancer in your computer, where even its removal can be fatal if not done the right way; and I know that every one of my friends who would listen to me speak about it (albeit in general terms) knows about it too.
Whether they choose to boycott Sony as I have (for the rootkit and other things) or not, at least they know that Sony is pulling some underhanded sh**.
Amen.
See my post above. I everyone who is pissed off with Sony boycotts, and costs them $500+, that would be real blow to their bottom line.
Even if its only $25 you choose not to spend with Sony, thats $25 less for them, and $25 more for their competitors.
If you think that the people that Sony have pissed off with their rootkits, lawsuits, and causing Lik-Sang to shut down aren't the same people that they're relying on as early adopters for the expensive ps3, then you need a reality check.
Just because of that rootkit and the blundering, heavy-handed division of Sony that spawned it, I will never knowingly buy another sony product. Also, I (as the tech guy for my family -- a sad thing if you knew me) will always recommend against buying anything from them.
Already, it has cost Sony roughly $500 for a digital camera that I instead bought from Kodak and my subscription to any and all SOE games, but it will also cost them the purchase price of the PS3 and the $60/game that I don't buy for it. --I'd like to note that I would have bought all of those things - the camera I liked somewhat better than the Kodak, and I would have bought all three consoles (wii, 360, and ps3) because I have the money and I want games for all three. --
Maybe some people rage against Sony's business practices, but go ahead and buy whatever they offer on their feces-smeared silver platter, but I think that the pissing off Sony has done has already hurt them irrevocably in their 'techier' following.
I think, rather, that their continued success is due only to the masses who could care less about Sony's less-than-honest ways.
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If this were carbon sequestration technology, this would be an unbelievable breakthrough.
From TFA, this product will actually convert pollutants into, among other things, CO2. I don't know enough about the whole system to know if widespread use of this compound would actually be useful or not. (Or even detrimental in the long run?)
That is largely untrue. Only the blind corporations are ignoring the writing on the wall: this stuff *will* be regulated in the future.
Big corporations are spending big bucks right now to meet what they perceive as future regulations, at their leisure. The thinking is that if they prepare now, when they have opportunities, they will be able to avoid having to shut down their processing while upgrades are done later. It's happening all over. IAAEC. (I Am An Engineering Consultant)
Precisely! "If only Sony hadn't sold a bad product, Sony would have made money!", if only Sony had something else to sell.
If only I had some peanut butter, I would have a peanut butter sandwich, if only I had some bread.
...that although your average Sony consumer will have no friggin clue what a rootkit is, when the media or a tech-savvier friend describes the rootkit as a *virus*, as they have and will, that has a huge impact.
While "rootkit" is incomprehensible to your average joe, a *virus* can destroy his computer and stop joe from getting to his football scores. Or stop Joanne from getting to her shopping. Or even steal either one's personal info and stop the happy couple from getting to their money at all.
Computer viruses are the bogeyman to most computer users, and getting the idea (correct or not) that Sony may have knowingly put one on their computer, without their ability to detect or remove, means a great deal.
I agree with almost everything you said, but I think you underestimate the percentage of the population who knows about the rootkit BS and is livid about it. I'm not in the top 0.1% or even 1% of the techiest people in the country. I also freely admit that I don't really know how a computer OS works on a programming level. But I do know that the BMG rootkit can be likened to a cancer in your computer, where even its removal can be fatal if not done the right way; and I know that every one of my friends who would listen to me speak about it (albeit in general terms) knows about it too.
Whether they choose to boycott Sony as I have (for the rootkit and other things) or not, at least they know that Sony is pulling some underhanded sh**.
Amen. See my post above. I everyone who is pissed off with Sony boycotts, and costs them $500+, that would be real blow to their bottom line. Even if its only $25 you choose not to spend with Sony, thats $25 less for them, and $25 more for their competitors.
Just because of that rootkit and the blundering, heavy-handed division of Sony that spawned it, I will never knowingly buy another sony product. Also, I (as the tech guy for my family -- a sad thing if you knew me) will always recommend against buying anything from them.
Already, it has cost Sony roughly $500 for a digital camera that I instead bought from Kodak and my subscription to any and all SOE games, but it will also cost them the purchase price of the PS3 and the $60/game that I don't buy for it. --I'd like to note that I would have bought all of those things - the camera I liked somewhat better than the Kodak, and I would have bought all three consoles (wii, 360, and ps3) because I have the money and I want games for all three. --
Maybe some people rage against Sony's business practices, but go ahead and buy whatever they offer on their feces-smeared silver platter, but I think that the pissing off Sony has done has already hurt them irrevocably in their 'techier' following.
I think, rather, that their continued success is due only to the masses who could care less about Sony's less-than-honest ways.