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Comment by _cbb1 | Hacker News Reader

This sounds like your opinion that comes off as a fact...

Let's list it then shall we:

We've had DRM hell, lots of proprietary crap (media formats/interfaces/software), impossible to get parts for most machines after a year (I've repaired a lot of Sony kit), poor support, stuff that doesn't actually work properly ever, screwing of Linux PS users, massive leaks of data, shoddy engineering at best, predatory behaviour as a media publisher and possibly the worst user interfaces of any devices ever.

Who haven't they pissed off?

Don't forget those rootkits...

(For the curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootk...)

Damn I missed one. Thanks for the reminder :)

Until I got halfway through your comment I thought you were talking about Apple...

Why? Apple doesn't DRM any of the music on iTunes. It must DRM the video, just like all other video services because it's mandated by the copyright holders (like Sony). Parts for Apple computers going back many years are readily available (I recently replaced a video card on a 6 year old Mac myself); their support is rated above all other computer manufacturers by people who actually have used it; their computers, phones and tablets work as advertised. Care to explain what you actually mean?

Isn't it obvious that the post is opinion not fact? Do we always need to couch opinion in phrases like "I think"?

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