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Sony Apologizes for Whitney Houston Price Hike in U.K

7 pointsby meowover 13 years ago

3 comments

noonespecialover 13 years ago
I believe they were "sorry" about the whole rootkit fiasco as well. Amoral entities can't issue apologies. An apology would require a moral framework. Corporations issue PR spin. Its the only kind of communication they are capable of.
gyardleyover 13 years ago
Interesting.<p>While this could've been (and probably was) just a manual price change to try and cash in on increased demand, I wonder Sony was testing out automatic price adjustment in response to increased social network activity.<p>That'd almost be smart - as long as you're sharp enough to detect when someone dies and avoid looking like a vulture.
meowover 13 years ago
To 'save the artists ' of course. Nothing personal.