They will think at least twice about it before lending their name to such a thing publicly.
I seriously doubt this is going to have much of an impact on them. So this one particular instance came back to bite them, good to know for them that pissing off techies is bad for business but animal rights people, devout christians and women ( all of whom have complained about various other parts of their business in the past ) don't have any impact on the companies actions.
Isn't it obvious to everyone that they are still supporting SOPA, but realized that supporting it publically was a bad call?
But of course, you have to understand that it's part of the company's philosophy. This is the same CEO that came out in favor of waterboarding: http://www.metafilter.com/42906/Dear-Bob-Im-glad-youre-not-i...
the same CEO that goes elephant hunting: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/31/bob-parsons-godaddy...
supporting SOPA fits in line with that philosophy. The one thing waterboarding, elephant hunting, SOPA and their misogynistic ads have in common is the element of using force against those who are far weaker than you are.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aHe_9nH_Mc
my IQ dropped just looking for these. I can't wait for the end of this company.
Sexist? Furtherance of gender inequality? Perhaps as a side effect.
Sexual objectification? Definitely.