Paul, I suspect you are talking about BlueTooth, not Blue-Ray
(which is a media/storage solution). .. or you are from a different
planet that already has blue-ray in the their ears. :-)
I understand people who avoid certain brands because of the
manufacturer's reputation (for whatever reason). I have some brands
here and there that I am trying to avoid, - but not many.
OTOH, the only Sony product besides media (tapes and floppies)
that I've owned was Clie (Palm Pilot clone).
IMHO, Sony is overpriced for their quality. People pay for the brand
name that I personally do not value much. The innovative value of Sony
is also much more limited (as opposed to the frequent perception).
In my opinion, Sony was good with their Trinitron technology, and they
they contributed to making small tape players ("walkman") ubiquitous.
(But even then, other companies' products were of a better quality, -
e.g. Aiwa's tape players.)
I cannot think of anything else significant.
As for the "evilness" of Sony, - they bought Aiwa that had products that
were superior to Sony's, and essentially killed it.
(I've heard somebody saying that Aiwa was in stagnation before it was
bought, but I don't know if that's true or not.)
In any case, - I liked Aiwa: it had one of the best
technology of making very great quality sound in a small volume:
small speakers, headphones, etc, - all at a very moderate price.
Aiwa x815 headphones ($40-45 at the time) purchased in ~1995
were comparable in quality to Sennheiser HD-280 Pro and Sony MDR-V6
($80-100),
Igor
Mon Feb 8 10:19:38 CST 2010
paul stenquist wrote:
On Feb 8, 2010, at 8:26 AM, Doug Franklin wrote:
> On 2010-02-08 1:03, John Francis wrote:
>
>> I would *NEVER* buy computer products from Sony.
>>
>> They are the ones who perpetrated the DRM rootkit (bad), and who
>> denied it was a problem even after it was discovered (very bad).
>
> I'm with you on this one, John. I have even avoided BluRay so far to
> avoid having the license fees go to Sony.
>
Isn't that like cutting off your nose to spite your face? I couldn't work
without my BluRay earpiece. It's the only way I can do interviews over the
phone and type notes at the same time. And a wireless mouse and keyboard
are a big plus. If I boycotted the products of every company that had ever
wronged consumers, Id be living in a cave. But I'm not an IT guy, and what
Sony does probably is nowhere near as important to me as it is to you.
Paul
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